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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "add",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "add",
"heSheIt": "adds"
},
"pastSimple": "added",
"pastParticiple": "added",
"ingForm": "adding"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to put something together with something else so as to increase the size, number, amount, etc.",
"sensetop": "add somethingadd something to something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Next add the flour.",
"contextForm": "add something"
},
{
"text": "The juice contains no added sugar."
},
{
"text": "As an **added bonus**, the book includes many black-and-white photographs."
},
{
"text": "Melt the butter, then add the onion."
},
{
"text": "The plan has the added *(= extra)* advantage of bringing employment to rural areas."
},
{
"text": "Shall I add your name to the list?",
"contextForm": "add something to something"
},
{
"text": "They are looking at ways to **add** further **value** to their products."
},
{
"text": "There are a number of ways to **add emphasis** to words on a web page."
},
{
"text": "A new wing was added to the building."
},
{
"text": "Chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to put numbers or amounts together to get a total",
"sensetop": "add A to Badd A and B together",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He knew how to **add and subtract**."
},
{
"text": "Add 9 to the total.",
"contextForm": "add A to B"
},
{
"text": "If you add all these amounts together you get a huge figure.",
"contextForm": "add A and B together"
}
],
"topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to say something more; to make a further remark",
"sensetop": "+ speechadd something to somethingadd somethingadd that…",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘And don't be late,’ she added.",
"contextForm": "+ speech"
},
{
"text": "I have nothing to add to my earlier statement.",
"contextForm": "add something to something"
},
{
"text": "Do you have anything to add?",
"contextForm": "add something"
},
{
"text": "He added that they would return a week later.",
"contextForm": "add that…"
},
{
"text": "‘The hotel is child-friendly,’ she said, adding that special rates apply to children."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["hastily", "hurriedly", "quickly"],
"verb + add": ["hasten to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to give a particular quality to an event, a situation, etc.",
"sensetop": "add something (to something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The suite will add a touch of class to your bedroom."
},
{
"text": "The Easter Festival **added a** new **dimension** to Salzburg's musical life."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to introduce another fact that helps to emphasize a point you have already made",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Add to this the excellent service and you can see why it's the most popular hotel on the island."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make a bad relationship with somebody worse by offending them even more",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Then, to add insult to injury, they told me I couldn't get on the flight."
},
{
"text": "It adds insult to injury that banks are allowed to increase their charges without our knowledge or consent."
},
{
"text": "Only 300 people came to the match and, to add insult to injury, the floodlights went out during the second half."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/æd/",
"audio": "ad/add/add__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ædz/",
"audio": "ad/add/adds__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈædɪd/",
"audio": "ad/add/added__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈædɪŋ/",
"audio": "ad/add/adding__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/æd/",
"audio": "ad/add/add__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ædz/",
"audio": "ad/add/adds__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈædɪd/",
"audio": "ad/add/added__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈædɪŋ/",
"audio": "ad/add/adding__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin addere, from ad- ‘to’ + the base of dare ‘put’."
}