add up to something

(RESULT) — phrasal verb with add

/æd/ verb [I/T]

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› to result in something: The details don't add up to a complete picture of what caused the explosion.

(Definition of add up to something (RESULT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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add fuel to the fire idiom
add on something phrasal verb
add up (something) phrasal verb (CALCULATE)
add up phrasal verb (BE REASONABLE)
add up phrasal verb (INCREASE)
add up to something phrasal verb (RESULT)
add up to something phrasal verb (TOTAL)
add verb (CALCULATE)
add verb (INCREASE)
addict noun
addiction noun

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