add to
phrasal verbadd to something
- to increase something in size, number, amount, etc.
- The bad weather only added to our difficulties.
- The findings add greatly to our understanding of this period.
- to add significantly/considerably to something
- The house has been added to (= new rooms, etc. have been built on to it) from time to time.
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