Addとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /æd/
• 韻: -æd
• Homophone: ad

動詞

add (三人称単数 現在形 adds, 現在分詞 adding, 過去形および過去分詞形 added)

1. (transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, または as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
2. To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up.
   • 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], OCLC 153628242:

     […] as easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years.

   to add numbers

3. (transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.

   to add a column of numbers

4. (transitive) To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 30:24:

     The Lord shall add to me another son.

   • 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the book number)”, in Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554:

     Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings.

5. (transitive) To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on.
   • 1855, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume 3, page 37 [1]:

     He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax

   • 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M. Hill Co., OCLC 297099816:

     "Bless your dear heart," she said, "I am sure I can tell you of a way to get back to Kansas." Then she added, "But, if I do, you must give me the Golden Cap."

6. (intransitive) To make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 1 Kings 12:14:

     I will add to your yoke

   • 2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 72-3:

     Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. […] Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism. Dr Yoshimoto and his colleagues would like to add liver cancer to that list.

   It adds to our anxiety.

7. (intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.

   He adds rapidly.

8. (intransitive, video games) To summon minions or reinforcements.

   Typically, a hostile mob will add whenever it's within the aggro radius of a player.

使用する際の注意点

• We add by bringing things together so as to form a whole.
• We join by putting one thing to another in close or continuous connection.
• We annex by attaching some adjunct to a larger body.
• We unite by bringing things together so that their parts adhere or intermingle.
• Things coalesce by coming together or mingling so as to form one organization.
• To add quantities; to join houses; to annex territory; to unite kingdoms; to make parties coalesce

同意語

• (join または unite so as to increase the number): annex; See also Thesaurus:add
• (put together mentally): add up, sum; See also Thesaurus:summate
• (give by way of increased possession): bestow, give; See also Thesaurus:give
• (combine elements into one quantity): coalesce, join, unite
• (say further information): mention, note
• (make an addition): augment, increase; See also Thesaurus:augment
• (perform the arithmetical operation of addition):

反意語

• (quantity): subtract
• (matter): remove

派生語

関連する語

• addend

名詞

add (複数形 adds)

1. (radio) The addition of a song to a station's playlist.
   • 2006, David Baskerville, Music Business Handbook and Career Guide (page 370)

     In a typical week, 10 to 15 songs may be up for consideration as “adds” of new songs for the station's playlist.

   • 2013, Russ Hepworth-Sawyer, From Demo to Delivery

     Effectiveness of their work is measured by the number of “adds” they receive on the airplay charts of major trades.

2. (computer science) An act or instance of adding.
3. (video games) An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target.

   When the player has fought the boss for one minute, two adds will arrive from the back and must be dealt with.