plus vs add :

plus or add

Some people continue a pattern picked up in childhood of using “plus” as a verb to mean “add,” as in “You plus the 3 and the 4 and you get 7.” “Plus” is not a verb; use ”add” instead.

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Definitions

  • n  a useful or valuable quality
  • n  the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
    four plus three equals seven
  • a  on the positive side or higher end of a scale
    a plus value
    temperature of plus 5 degrees
    a grade of C plus
  • s  involving advantage or good
    a plus (or positive) factor

  • n  a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
  • v  make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
    We added two students to that dorm room
    She added a personal note to her letter
  • v  state or say further
  • v  bestow a quality on
    The music added a lot to the play
    This adds a light note to the program
  • v  make an addition by combining numbers
  • v  determine the sum of
  • v  constitute an addition
    This paper will add to her reputation
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