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add up

British  

verb

  1. to find the sum (of)

  2. (intr) to result in a correct total

  3. informal (intr) to make sense

  4. to amount to

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add up Idioms  

  1. Amount to an expected or correct total, as in These figures don't add up , meaning they are not correct. [Mid-1800s]

  2. Be consistent, make sense, as in I'm not sure that all this testimony will add up . [First half of 1900s]

  3. Assess, form an opinion of, as in He looked across the track and added up the competition . Also see add up to .

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