ALL meanings of add up to
add up to
A a - phrasal verb add up to If amounts add up to a particular total, they result in that total when they are put together. 3
- noun add up to to reach a total of 3
- noun add up to to mean; signify 3
- transitivephrasal verb add up to total 1
- transitivephrasal verb add up to indicate, lead to 1
- verb with object add up to 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 add up to to find the sum of (often followed by up): Add this column of figures. Add up the grocery bills. 1
- verb with object add up to to say or write further. 1
- verb with object add up to to include (usually followed by in): Don't forget to add in the tip. 1
- verb without object add up to to perform the arithmetic operation of addition: children learning to add and subtract. 1
- verb without object add up to to be or serve as an addition (usually followed by to): His illness added to the family's troubles. 1
- noun add up to Journalism. copy added to a completed story. 1
- idioms add up to add up, to make the desired, expected, or correct total: These figures don't add up right. to seem reasonable or consistent; be in harmony or accord: Some aspects of the story didn't add up. 1
- verb add up to To have a particular effect. 0