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Princeton's WordNet

  1. come, add up, amountverb

    develop into

    "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"

  2. total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add upverb

    determine the sum of

    "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"

  3. total, number, add up, come, amountverb

    add up in number or quantity

    "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"

  4. make sense, add upverb

    be reasonable or logical or comprehensible

Wiktionary

  1. add upverb

    To take a sum.

  2. add upverb

    To accumulate; to amount to.

  3. add upverb

    To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.

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  1. add up

    "Add up" typically relates to the process of calculating the total sum by combining several numbers or amounts. It can also refer to determining or verifying the validity or consistency of a series of facts, elements, or events to form a conclusion or agreement that makes sense or seems logical.

  2. add up

    Add up generally means to combine or accumulate numbers, items, facts, or actions to achieve a total amount, sum, or conclusion. It can also refer to making logical sense or be consistent in a given context or situation.

  3. add up

    To add up generally means to calculate the total sum of various numbers or amounts. It can also refer to making sense or being logically sound in a certain context.

  4. add up

    To add up refers to the process of calculating the total by combining several numbers or amounts. It can also mean to make logical or consistent sense in a particular context or situation.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of add up in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of add up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of add up in a Sentence

  1. De Brum:

    Small island countries need that confidence ... to accept a treaty that does not have 2 degrees guaranteed anywhere, it has to be flexible enough to allow for greater ambition, that's what all the component parts must add up to.

  2. David Wessel:

    He has bizarre economic views. The whole nine-nine-nine thing didn't add up to anything.

  3. Jason Furman:

    My guess is it doesn't add up to very much, but it's absolutely worth doing regardless. They should be trying.

  4. Marc Hellerstein:

    If you've reduced the scar formation rate by 50 percent, then you know that in a year or two that's going to add up.

  5. Jeff Katula:

    We do so many little things—clip coupons, buy store brands—to save a dime here or a quarter there, because we know it adds up, exercise is the same way: A few push-ups here and a few extra steps there can add up, too, if you do it regularly.


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