addition

🇺🇸 /əˈdɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /əˈdɪʃn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
noun
B1

something added to make something else better or more complete

The new book is a great addition to our collection about art history.

B1

the act of putting something with something else

Add salt slowly, tasting after each addition.

R

a new room or part built onto a house

The new addition should look like the rest of the house.

R

putting numbers together to find the total

Children practice addition by adding numbers together.

translation

n. something added to make something else better or more complete; the act of putting something with something else; a new room or part built onto a house; putting numbers together to find the total

Word Forms

Plural additions