to add up
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1.0
- phrasal verb
- /æd ʌp/
- In other words, you add them up and divide by two.
- add up the numbers
- costs add up
- add up the total
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Watch on YouTubeAnd those three things add up to a higher level of oppression.
- And those three things add up to a higher level of oppression.
- You can add them up or you can multiply them.
- But yeah, but I'm not good at adding up the numbers at all.
- Instead of wasting time adding up all the numbers, he had a contrarian insight.
- Those little chinks are going to add up to, to big bad chinks.
Examples
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How much does that add up to?
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Well, those nickels and dimes add up, Beverly.
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The numbers are not adding up.
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So when you add them up, they all just cancel out.
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That may not sound like much, but when added up over the whole world, it's enormous.
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A summary score can be generated by adding up the values for each item.
Academic text (2013) -
If every one of those pikers comes through, it could add up to a lot of money.
Fiction book (1992) -
Let's see, if we add up these deductions, we get...
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Total flows of assistance since 1960 add up to something like $3 trillion.
Academic text (2010) -
If you add up all your expenses, you will see where your money goes.
Synonyms
366
1.0
Put numbers or amounts together to find their total
206
3.4
To add up to a certain total or result
136
2.8
To add amounts to reach a total
81
1.0
To add numbers together to find the whole amount
46
3.0
To count or add things like points and votes
40
1.0
To add two or more numbers to find their total
39
2.9
Add up to a certain total
11
3.7
Collect small amounts until they become a larger total
11
1.0
To calculate the total of two or more numbers by putting them together
4
2.1
Add several numbers to find the total
1
8.8
To add numbers together to find the total
1
5.1
To add a group of numbers to find the total
1
4.3
Add numbers to find the total
1
7.8
To add small amounts together to make a total
1
7.4
Join numbers or ideas to make one whole
1
8.4
Add numbers in a column to find the total
Add up numbers in a column to find the total
Antonyms
How Combined
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to calculate a total' is directly derivable from 'add' (to combine numbers) with the particle 'up' giving a sense of completion/tallying the whole amount. This verb+particle composition is a common, predictable pattern in English (and mirrored in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Add up comes from simple counting. People would add prices up to find the 'total', so it means 'to calculate the total'.