mis-add

MIS-add

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Definitions of mis-add word

verb with object mis-add to unite or join so as to increase the number, quantity, size, or importance: to add two cups of sugar; to add a postscript to her letter; to add insult to injury. 1
verb with object mis-add to find the sum of (often followed by up): Add this column of figures. Add up the grocery bills. 1
verb with object mis-add to say or write further. 1
verb with object mis-add to include (usually followed by in): Don't forget to add in the tip. 1
verb without object mis-add to perform the arithmetic operation of addition: children learning to add and subtract. 1
verb without object mis-add to be or serve as an addition (usually followed by to): His illness added to the family's troubles. 1

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English adden < Latin addere, equivalent to ad- ad- + -dere to put (combining form; see do1)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".