Adding

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ˈæ.dɪŋ/

Definitions

1. The act of calculating the total by combining numbers ; the process of including something extra to what is already present
2. The process of finding a sum by joining quantities together ; adding an extra element or detail into a group or collection
3. The operation of summing amounts or numbers ; the inclusion of something supplementary or additional

Etymology: "Adding" is the present participle and gerund of "add", so its history is that of the verb. "Add" comes from Latin "addere", "to put to" or "to join", built from "ad" ("to") and "dare" ("to put, give"), and the "-ing" ending turns that action into the sense of summing or supplementing.

Synonyms: including, combining, incorporating, joining, uniting

Antonyms: subtracting, removing, deducting, excluding, diminishing