add up

verb

1. to find the sum (of)
2. intr to result in a correct total
3. informal.
   intr to make sense
4. intrfoll byto to amount to

Example Sentences

Some without realizing how they were adding up.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a major non-Nato ally and has been leery of Russian influence in Algeria, Libya and the Sahel - adding up to a mix that would be stirred if Trump cuts deals with Putin.

From BBC

Developing nations are calling for richer countries to agree together on a fund that could add up to $1 trillion, using public and private money.

From BBC

In this election, Trump relied on five key themes of gaslighting, all of them adding up to an overarching sixth theme: Democrats are the real threat to American democracy, and Donald Trump is its savior.

From Salon

A calendar may cost £250 but it’s actually "worth £1,000", they say, if you add up all the individual items.

From BBC

Related Words

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