American English
/əˈdɪ.ʃn̩/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
The act of putting one thing together with another thing.
Practice out loudThe act of putting one thing together with another thing.
The addition of salt improved the soup.
The addition of a new member strengthened the team.
the addition of sugar
the addition of + noun + to + noun
with the addition of + noun
A person or thing that is added to a group, set, or place.
The new employee is a valuable addition to our team.
This lamp is a welcome addition to the room.
a welcome addition · a valuable addition
an addition to + noun
a welcome addition to + noun
The process of calculating a total by putting numbers together.
The addition of 7 and 5 gives 12.
She learned addition before multiplication.
addition and subtraction
the addition of + number + and + number
the addition of + number + to + number
A new part added to a building, especially a house.
They built an addition onto the back of the house.
The kitchen is a recent addition to the building.
home addition
build + an addition + onto + noun
an addition to + building
also; as well
The hotel is cheap; in addition, it is clean.
besides; as well as
In addition to English, she speaks Spanish.