"add up to" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: adds up to [present, singular, third-person], adding up to [participle, present], added up to [participle, past], added up to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} add up to (third-person singular simple present adds up to, present participle adding up to, simple past and past participle added up to)
  1. (transitive) To have a particular effect in combination. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for add up to meaning in English (1.4kB)

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          "text": "The costs of all the parts added up to five times the cost of the car."
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          "text": "Increasing prices and frozen wages add up to hardship for the poorer families."
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        "(transitive) To have a particular effect in combination."
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