add: [14] Etymologically, add means simply ‘put to’. Its source is Latin addere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and the stem -dere ‘put’ (which is related to English do). Its original meaning in English was simply ‘join one thing to another’; its specific mathematical use did not develop until the early 16th century. => do
add (v.)
late 14c., "to join or unite (something to something else)," from Latin addere "add to, join, attach, place upon," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + -dere comb. form meaning "to put, place," from dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). Meaning "to do sums, do addition" also is from late 14c. Related: Added; adding. To add up "make sense" is from 1942.
例文
1. Remove from the heat， add the parsley，toss and serve at once.
端を炉から離し、パセリを加え、ひっくり返したらすぐにテーブルに上がります。
2.His comments are bound to add fuel to the debate.
彼の言葉は論争に拍車をかけるに違いない。
3. Add a few drops to half a tumbler of water.
グラスの半分の水に数滴加える。
4.Columns are usually intended in architecture to add grandeur and status.
円柱は、建物の中で勢いをつけ、地位を示すために一般的に使用されています。
5. Add up all the income you 've received over the period in question.