Add up to Meaning in English
expression
ˈæd/ /ˈəp/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
AD-up-too, AD-up-tuh, AD-up-tih
ˈæd/ /ˈʌp/ /tˈuː
AD-up-TOO
Definition
If numbers or amounts add up to a total, they combine to make that amount. It can also mean that separate facts, when considered together, lead to a particular result or conclusion.
Usage & Nuances
Used with amounts, costs, or evidence. Informal and common in speech and writing. Not used for physical stacking—only for totals or conclusions. Sometimes used figuratively as in 'it doesn’t add up' for suspicious situations.
Spanish: ascender a - sumar en totalPortuguese (BR): somar - resultar emPortuguese (PT): somar - totalizarChinese (Simplified): 总共是 - 合计为Chinese (Traditional): 總共是 - 合計為Hindi: कुल मिलाकर होनाArabic: يصل إلى - يكون مجموعBengali: মোট হবে - মিলে যায় (ফলাফল বা সিদ্ধান্তে)Russian: в сумме составлять - сводиться к (заключению)Japanese: 合計で〜になる - つまるところ〜になるVietnamese: cộng lại thành - dẫn đến (kết luận, kết quả)Korean: 합쳐서 ~가 되다 - 결국 ~이 되다Turkish: toplamda ... olmak - sonuç olarak ... olmakUrdu: جمع ہونا - نتیجہ میں پہنچناIndonesian: berjumlah - menghasilkan (kesimpulan)
Example Sentences
All the receipts add up to $100.
basic
The numbers add up to ten.
basic
Her purchases add up to a lot of money.
basic
All these small problems add up to a big headache.
natural
Everything you told me doesn't add up to the truth.
natural
Five hours here and two there add up to a full workday.
natural