Phrase guide

add on

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of add-on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

Examples

  • The manufacturer sold many add ons for the basic camera.
  • The secretary offered a typing and copying service for theses, with the option of binding as an add on.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To incorporate (something extra, often an amount of money) into something else (often a bill).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To put an expansion (addition) onto a building, usually a home.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

make an addition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Let's add on to this

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: add

5

verb

Meaning 5

add to the very end

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: append, supplement, affix

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attach

Narrower terms: annex

History

Etymology

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