Add up meaning
Add up is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to increase little by little until reaching a substantial amount.
- Past simple
- added up
- Past participle
- added up
- -ing form
- adding up
What add up means
accumulate graduallyB2
To increase little by little until reaching a substantial amount
Small monthly fees can quickly add up.
1 more meaning of add up is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does add up mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to increase little by little until reaching a substantial amount. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of add up?
Added up, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
