Polyglot Dictionary

adicionar

/aðisjoˈnaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
adiciono
preterite (yo)
adicioné
past participle
adicionado

Meaning

  1. to add

    • Adiciona sal al caldo.

      Add salt to the broth.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sumar

adicionar is a somewhat formal or technical word for "to add," like adding an ingredient; sumar is the everyday word, especially for adding up numbers.

añadir

añadir is the most common, everyday word for "to add"; adicionar is more formal or technical, less common in daily speech.

agregar

agregar is another very common, everyday synonym for "to add," especially in Latin America; adicionar is more formal.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

agregar

agregar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to add."

Practice

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