to add to

Examples

• All

• This has me interested so we will add this to the try list.

• Add it to your collection.

  The Phantom (1996)

• So these two pieces are added to that core content.

• And so therefore, what do we add to the goal tree?

• And if you could add a little note to each one.

  Unfavorable Odds (2022)

• But you can add salt to it, which I always do.

• It's, it's a good skill to add to your writing talent.

  Triggernometry

• Now go and add a porch to that house I asked for.

  Milarepa (2025)

• The results of our research add to our understanding of what the large baby-boom population may demand.

  Academic text (2011)

• Setting goals before a repetition begins will add motivation and purpose to the exercise.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

I

to increase

vsto add to

∞ 1.0

To make something larger or more in number

also covers making things stronger or more intense as well as larger

G

to grow

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∞ 1.0

Become larger or more physically mature

can apply to quick or deliberate increases, not only natural growth

R

to raise

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∞ 2.9

To make an amount, level, or value higher

includes raising but also increasing intensity or degree beyond level

R

to rise

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904 1.0

To become greater in amount or strength

emphasizes both amount and intensity but also immediate increases

E

to expand

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805 2.5

To grow larger in size, amount, or importance

is similar but also stresses increasing degree or intensity

G

to gain

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510 1.1

To get more of something over time, like weight or money

also includes actively making something stronger or more intense directly

E

to enhance

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424 4.0

Make something better or more attractive

focuses more on amount or degree rather than quality improvement

E

to escalate

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220 5.5

To become larger, more serious, or more intense

can be used for ordinary increases without implying growing seriousness

B

to build up

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207 3.0

Increase slowly over time

also covers single or immediate increases, not only gradual buildup

I

to intensify

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110 4.0

Make something stronger or more intense

also applies to raising plain amounts or counts, not only intensity

W

to widen

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85 2.5

To make something have more space from one side to the other so it fits or moves more easily

covers general increases not only widening in a physical sense

H

to heighten

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76 4.1

To make a feeling, effect or situation stronger

is wider and includes increasing numbers or physical size as well

S

to step up

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74 3.4

Make something greater in amount, speed or strength

is not limited to deliberate steps and covers simple increases too

E

to enlarge

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70 3.0

To make something bigger in size or amount

adds the idea of strengthening or intensifying as well as enlarging

R

to ramp

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57 4.5

To increase something gradually in stages

also covers sudden or one-off increases, not only staged rises

A

to augment

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52 5.3

To make something bigger by adding more to it

is broader, covering both simple size increase and added intensity

R

to ramp up

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47 4.1

To increase something, especially its amount or speed

is more general and applies across many everyday situations

A

to amplify

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44 4.1

To make something larger, stronger, or more important

is broader and includes simple numeric increases not just power

B

to beef up

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• Informal

34 4.5

To make something stronger or more effective

can mean simple numeric increase as well as strengthening or enlarging

B

to bump up

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23 3.4

To raise prices or amounts by a lot

can be more general, including smaller or less obvious increases

S

to scale up

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9 3.9

Increase the size or amount of something so it still works well

is broader and does not require keeping proportions or effectiveness

R

to redouble

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• Formal

9 6.5

To increase something a lot, often efforts or strength

is not limited to repeated increase and can be first-time additions

U

to up

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9 1.3

Make an amount or level higher

is the general term used in many situations, not only informal ones

D

to deepen

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8 2.7

Make something have a greater distance from top to bottom

is broader, including simple increases in number or surface size

Antonyms

R

to reduce

∞ 1.6

To make something smaller in amount, size, or number

D

to diminish

201 3.7

To become less in size, importance, or value

S

to subtract

56 1.6

To take one number away from another

How Much

to skyrocket

52 4.1

to raise

∞ 2.9

to boost

265 2.5

to add to

822 1.8

to tack on

19 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology