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ADD UP

(verb)

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There are 4 meanings of the phrase Add Up.

Add Up - as a verb

To measure up to in kind or quality

Example: "This idea will never amount to anything"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
amount8come8
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
become12turn4
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Determine the sum of

Example: "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
add5add togethersum5summate11tally8tot3tot uptotal5tote up

Add up in number or quantity

Example: "The bills amounted to $2,000"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
amount8come8number10total5
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
be4
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Be reasonable or logical or comprehensible

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
make sense

Example Sentences

"The numbers given in the report don't add up."
"Her story just doesn't add up; something is not right."
"The expenses for this month add up to $1000."
"If you add up all the costs, the total comes to $500."
"The clues in the mystery novel gradually add up."
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