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added

v.
A2 Elementary US //ˈædəd// UK //ˈædɪd// added

v. to put something extra with another thing to make it larger or better. You also use it to say something more after you have already spoken.

v. to join or combine something with something else to increase the size, number, or amount; to say or write something further as a supplement. Transitive in most senses, requiring a direct object.


SIMPLE

She added some salt to the soup.

CONTEXTUAL

After finishing his presentation, the manager added that everyone could take a longer lunch break on Friday.

COMPLEX

The architect added a glass extension to the rear of the building, successfully blending modern aesthetics with the original Victorian structure.

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Often used with the preposition 'to' when connecting two items.

Pitfall

He added me that he was tiredHe added that he was tiredWhen used to report speech, 'add' does not take an indirect object (the person) before the 'that' clause.

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