How to Pronounce "add up"
expression
ˈæd/ /ˈəp
AD-uhp
ˈæd/ /ˈʌp
AD-up
Definition
To make sense logically, or to calculate the total by combining numbers. It can mean something is reasonable, or to find the sum of several values.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈæd/ /ˈəp
British English
ˈæd/ /ˈʌp
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AD-uhp
UK
AD-up
Listen in Context
The numbers in this bill don't add up.
If you add up these amounts, you get $100.
His story doesn’t add up.
Something just doesn’t add up about this situation.