Meaning

7 senses
  1. (uncountable)The act of adding anything.

    The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.

    Zufügung, Hinzufügung

    сложе́ниеsložénije, прибавле́ниеpribavlénije

    the act of adding one thing to another

  2. (countable, uncountable)Anything that is added.

    Zusatz

    a quantity that is added

  3. (uncountable)The arithmetic operation of adding.

    Addition, Summant

    сложе́ниеsložénije

    додава́нняdodavánnja

    the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers

  4. (countable, uncountable)A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.

  6. (countable, uncountable)Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.

  7. (countable, uncountable)An organic reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger one (the adduct).

Examples

179 sentences
  1. My boy can't do addition properly yet.

    ruМой малец ещё не вполне освоил сложение.

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  2. In addition to French, Tom can speak English.

    Окрім французької, Том може говорити англійською.

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  3. Tom is a good addition to our staff.

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  4. Tom was a good addition to our team.

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  5. He is a new addition to the teaching staff.

    ruОн — недавнее дополнение к учительскому коллективу.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
arithmetic: process of adding:
Русский
By meaning 1
act of adding:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
act of adding:
thing added:
arithmetic: process of adding:
arithmetic: thing added:

Origin

Sense of “what is added” dates from 14th century, from Middle English addicioun, addition,

Sense of “what is added” dates from 14th century, from Middle English addicioun, addition, from Old French adition, from Latin additiōnem, accusative singular of additiō, from addō (“add, put”).

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Forms

plural: additions
Singularaddition
Pluraladditions

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
thing added:extraB1
Close in meaning
  • a component that is added to something to improve it:add-onimprover
  • a quantity that is added:increasegain
  • the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers:summation
  • something added to what you already have:accession

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

25 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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