Add up has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
develop into
"This idea will never amount to anything"
"nothing came of his grandiose plans"
2
determine the sum of
"Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
3
add up in number or quantity
"The bills amounted to $2,000"
"The bill came to $2,000"
4
be reasonable or logical or comprehensible
5
To take the sum of; to total.
Example Sentences
"This idea will never amount to anything"
verb
"nothing came of his grandiose plans"
verb
"Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
verb
"The bills amounted to $2,000"
verb
"The bill came to $2,000"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)