verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a further/additional/added disadvantage
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It’s a very small garden and it has the further disadvantage of facing north.
add emphasis (= make an opinion or fact seem more important )
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Put bullet points before each statement to add emphasis.
add ingredients
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Add the other ingredients and stir thoroughly.
add lustre to
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There’ll be a celebrity guest to add lustre to the occasion.
add numbers together
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Add the two numbers together and divide by three.
add sth up on a calculator
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I added the cost up on a calculator.
add to a total
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He wants to add to his total of three Olympic gold medals.
add to the confusion (= make something more confusing )
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There were a lot of rumours, which added to the confusion.
add up numbers (= add several numbers together )
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Write all the numbers down, then add them up.
add up the figures
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I must have made a mistake when I added up the figures.
added bonus
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He promised to take me to the match, with the added bonus of an afternoon off school.
added...zest
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The danger of being caught added a certain zest to the affair.
add/give flavour
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Herbs add flavor to a salad.
add/give/bring a new etc dimension to sth
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Digital cameras have added a new dimension to photography.
adds spice
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Travel adds spice to your life.
an added advantage (= an extra advantage )
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Candidates with experience in Sales and Marketing would have an added advantage.
an extra/added incentive
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The cash prize gives contestants an added incentive to do well.
an extra/added/additional/further dimension
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Movies soon had the added dimension of sound.
increase/reduce/add to etc sb’s workload
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We’ve got to find ways of reducing Gail’s workload next year.
say/add/ask etc pointedly
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‘I thought you were leaving,’ she said pointedly.
supplement/add to your income (= increase your income, for example by doing an extra job )
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Ted supplemented his income by doing part-time work in the evenings.
the added novelty of sth
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You can attend the recording of the show, and get the added novelty of watching a radio programme being made.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
to
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This would produce helium-3 and tritium; the tritium is unstable and decays producing helium-3 which would add to that directly produced.
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Of course, all such early introductions have many times been added to if not replaced by others right up to the present day.
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It can be surprisingly difficult to avoid, too, because it is added to so many foods and drinks.
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Robson kicked four penalties and a conversion to add to tries by Peter Millichip and Ross Webber.
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What aspects of this narrative would add to , or undermine, your confidence in the writer?
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It is possible to add to or realise the investment at each quarterly dealing day.
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It adjusts the heat needed to incubate the egg by adding to or subtracting from the amount of compost piled above it.
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Add to or subtract from this list according to the needs and activities of your particular organisation.
up
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Many are highly adept at adding up their calorie intake.
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They add up to 238 seats.
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The Racal twins: their share prices just do not add up Outlook.
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If you have two children, that can add up to somewhere between five and ten years out of your professional life.
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The right hon. Gentleman's priorities do not add up and he knows it.
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That adds up to $ 775. 67.
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But for today, the numbers do not quite add up .
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He added up the odds, though, and wasn t moony about his chance for enlightenment.
■ NOUN
dimension
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Other similar psalms add one extra dimension , the cry for vengeance on those who have put him there!
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LaLanne had added a new dimension to the diet gurus' puritanical quest for spiritual salvation through the body: exercise.
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It comes at a time when the advertising campaign is already in full swing adding another dimension to the promotional mix.
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Their beautiful movement and artistic sign language adds a new dimension to the production.
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Breeding your own fish can add a new dimension to your fishkeeping.
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This process is called retarding and it adds an interesting dimension to the bread.
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This is a collection of Sekers fabrics that will add a whole new dimension to the activities of the sales force.
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For four days and nights, communal frenzy added a tragic dimension to this hapless and beleaguered city.
injury
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The, to add insult to injury , it started raining heavily.
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Further, as described earlier, adding insult to injury , in their first months they had created additional work for themselves.
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To add insult to injury the roof leaked.
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They believe his efforts to avoid spectators may have added to his own injuries .
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To add insult to injury , our family health services authority is returning our claims for Haemophilus influenzae type B immunisation unpaid.
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Moreover, and to add insult to injury , these off-centre policies are never supported by a clear majority of the electorate.
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To add insult to injury , Alan's not even entitled to unemployment benefit.
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To add insult to injury the hypnotist claimed Kylie had failed to pay the consultation bill.
list
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Helen was for ever adding to her reading list .
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A shopkeeper adding up a list of prices makes sure he has it right the first time by simply repeating the task.
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Press Enter, and your definition will be added to the list .
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Earlier this week, a 1990 letter that Symington wrote to partners in a Tucson office project was added to that list .
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It is likely that in future further legal professions or professional bodies as appropriate will be added to the two lists .
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To be added to the waiting list , call 1-800-543-1776.
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Water privatisation could well add to the list of threats against the countryside.
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None the less, the Majeeds were added to the guest list .
touch
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The traditional brass pole will add a touch of classical elegance to a room.
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A little maple syrup, however, adds a nice touch .
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Traditionally this was the time for artists to add the final touches .
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Family photos and a clock that tells time backward add a personal touch to the sterile academic atmosphere.
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Decorative rope-top edgings in terracotta contain the borders and ball-topped corner posts add an extra finishing touch .
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Fresh berries for dessert add the final fresh touch .
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Leather and brass fittings add a touch of luxury.
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It added a special touch to our telethon.
value
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To enable this to take place, add a value to this control.
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Hierarchy has added immense value to the world, and pundits who call for its demise are either fools or cynics.
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Simply calculate the extra weight and add the correct value of stamps for that particular weight and destination.
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Marketers' work in general is a complex combination of activities, many of them adding value to what is sold.
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Developing the ability to identify and process plant samples will add value to a country's resources, the report says.
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It addresses the issue of adding value to the information that is retrieved.
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That is, we must add value to those artefacts.
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You are anyone in your organization confronted by the challenge of learning new and different ways of adding value to performance.
water
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The brewer must now extract these sugars by adding more hot water and so transfers the mash to a mash-tun.
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Was it possible to add water to the already full container?
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They are added to rinse water to speed up drying and to achieve shiny finish without spotting, smearing or other blemishes.
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If sauce is too thick, add additional water .
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Cooking procedure: depending on the particular recipe, add cold or boiling water .
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You may find as you mix it that you need to add a bit more water .
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Even more mysterious were the tins of pre-mixed tea, milk and sugar, to which people tried to add water .
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Continue to add water until it begins to run over the edge.
■ VERB
end
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The worlds they encompass read end to end don't add up or line up along a single straight trajectory.
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The use of the wedding to end the film is also Thompson's ending-though Lee adds an anthropologist's touch.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I hasten to add
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I have, I hasten to add, no precise statistics on hand.
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Many of them built up vast fortunes under my father's regime, illegal fortunes, I hasten to add.
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Metaphorically speaking, I hasten to add.
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Not me, I hasten to add.
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Not, I hasten to add, on account of my sweaty demeanour.
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Not, I hasten to add, through fraud but through an error in part of the model.
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This wasn't me, I hasten to add, but the pill, which was based on belladonna.
I might say/add
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And battling it gracefully, I might add, wielding his mighty pen like a sword.
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Hair: grey and losing it, I might add.
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In passing, I might say how extraordinarily lucky I am to have them here with me.
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Likewise. I might add a little oregano, garlic, onions, salt, and butter once in a while.
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None of which has been answered yet, I might add.
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Very expensive method too I might add.
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Yes, they have decided to reinstate you, over my violent objections, I might add.
might I say/ask/add etc
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And what happened to yours, might I ask?
put/add the finishing touches (to sth)
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Barry returned the next day to add the finishing touches.
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Its warmth and richness will add the finishing touches that are all important to the dress of your dreams.
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The band are currently putting the finishing touches to their third album, which should be out early in the summer.
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The birds whose selective predation put the finishing touches to their evolution must, at least collectively, have had excellently good vision.
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The more exacting you are in putting the finishing touches to the picture, the better the result will be.
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We can put the finishing touches to your programme.
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With most members of the task force now dismissed, Mr Magaziner is putting the finishing touches to his report.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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''Finally'', she added, ''I would like to thank my family for their support''.
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"Finally," she added, "I would like to thank my family for all their help."
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"It's Carol Flynn," she shouted. After a moment of silence, she added, "I'm a friend of Annie's."
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Add 10% to the total.
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Add 6 and 6 and you get 12.
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Add milk to the mixture before heating it.
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Adding fertilizer to the soil will help the plants to grow more quickly.
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Barker refused to answer more questions, adding that he had already said too much.
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Beat together the egg and sugar, then add the flour.
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Beech Co. is planning to add 500 jobs within the next 12 months.
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Fine champagne always adds glamour to an occasion.
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I should add that I do not agree with Doctor Mitchell.
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I think you need to add a little more salt.
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If you add 11 and 31, you get 42.
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If you need more storage space it's possible to add more shelves.
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Is there anything you'd like to add , Peter?
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John added some water to the paint to make it thinner.
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New fire-safety equipment had to be installed, adding thousands of dollars to the cost of the repairs.
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That's my report. Is there anything you'd like to add , Peter?
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The book would look a lot more attractive if they added a few color pictures.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A further, recent complexity has been added by the widespread use of video recorders.
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But he would like to add to evidence that keeps the mystery alive.
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But rather than providing a solution, their results just added more fuel to the fire.
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Cooking procedures: add boiling water and leave for several minutes to rehydrate.
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Gradually add the spiced milk, stirring with a whisk to avoid lumps.
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I added my strokes at the stern.
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In a cup or small bowl, mix together water and cornstarch until smooth; add to broth.