addition
The act of adding anythingThe act of adding anything.
» My boy can't do addition properly yet.
Мой малец ещё не вполне освоил сложение.
Meaning
7 senses(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
(countable, uncountable)Anything that is added.
Zusatz
a quantity that is added
(uncountable)The arithmetic operation of adding.
Addition, Summant
сложе́ниеsložénije
додава́нняdodavánnja
the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
(countable, uncountable)A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
(countable, uncountable)A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
(countable, uncountable)Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
(countable, uncountable)An organic reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger one (the adduct).
Examples
179 sentencesMy boy can't do addition properly yet.
ruМой малец ещё не вполне освоил сложение.
In addition to French, Tom can speak English.
Окрім французької, Том може говорити англійською.
Tom is a good addition to our staff.
Tom was a good addition to our team.
He is a new addition to the teaching staff.
ruОн — недавнее дополнение к учительскому коллективу.
Translations
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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: additionsSynonyms
13 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsWord family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable