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additionthe action or process of adding something to something else

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the action or process of adding something to something else

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈdɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 더하기, 추가

Korean pronunciation: 어-디-션 (강세: 디)

Example Sentences

  • My mom's cooking is perfect, but the addition of my dad's jokes makes dinner time unbearable.
  • In addition to being late, he forgot his homework again.
  • The addition of a swimming pool increased the house value significantly.

addition

NOUN

//əˈdɪʃən//

the action or process of adding something to something else

addition concept
💡 Concept

The chef demonstrates addition by combining fresh vegetables into the mixture

addition rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

One addition completes the mission, transforming every condition!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈdɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈdɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootadd
Suffix--ition

Origin

라틴어 'additio'에서 유래되었으며, '더하다'를 의미하는 'addere'에서 파생되었습니다. 마치 고대 로마인들이 숫자를 돌판 위에 하나씩 더해가며 계산하던 모습을 연상할 수 있습니다.

🎵Rhyme

missionpositionconditiontradition
mission
position
condition
tradition

🔗Collocations

in addition to
latest addition
welcome addition
addition and subtraction
new addition
make an addition
valuable addition

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's cooking is perfect, but the addition of my dad's jokes makes dinner time unbearable.

In addition to being late, he forgot his homework again.

The addition of a swimming pool increased the house value significantly.

😄 Fun example

Simple addition becomes rocket science when you're sleep-deprived.

The newest addition to our family is a goldfish named Einstein.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

supplementextensionattachmentappendageextra

Antonyms

subtractionremovaldeletion

Related

addadditionaladditiveplussumtotal

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