add up (/æd ʌp/)

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🔊 /æd ʌp/

Meaning

Meaning: total; make sense

To calculate the total of numbers, or for facts to seem logical and consistent.

Examples

🗣 Add up these numbers and tell me the total.

Etymology

From ‘add’ plus ‘up’, combining numbers into a total.

How & Where It’s Used

Common in arithmetic and reasoning.

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Tags: phrasal-verb

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