ADD UP – Phrasal Verb
What is the Meaning of the English Phrasal Verb
ADD UP?
add up
Definition:
If something adds up, it makes sense. It is probable or correct.
Examples:
1. My co-worker’s home is twice the size of mine. He drives a new expensive car, and dresses in very expensive clothes. We have the same job, I know we earn the same amount of money, and we are both single. It doesn’t add up.
2. She says she is working a lot of overtime, but she never has any money. It doesn’t add up.
Note: In Canada, if you work more than 40 hours in a week, you receive a higher wage for the extra hours. (This is called overtime wages, or overtime.)
add up
add up something
add something up
Definition:
to look at the total of all the details (e.g., the information, numbers, etc.)
Examples of ADD UP in Sentences:
1. All those chocolates I have been eating are adding up. I’ve gained two pounds!
2. I think you should add up these numbers again.
3. When I add everything up, I think it would be best if I worked from home.
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| present | ADD UP |
| present participle | ADDING UP |
| past | ADDED UP |
| past participle | ADDED UP |
