add up to
[verb]
Synonyms: mean, connote, denote, express, import, intend, signify, spell

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add up to something phrasal verb (see also add)
to produce a particular total or result:
Rising prison population and overcrowding add up to a real crisis.

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add up to
add up to (something)
to result in something.
The details don't add up to a complete picture of what caused the explosion.

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add up to something
add up to (something)
to result in something.
The details don't add up to a complete picture of what caused the explosion.

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add up to something
to mean something, to result in something
The things that he said about his boss do not add up.

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add up to
v.
1. To make a total of; amount to.
The bill added up to $12.95.
2. informal To mean; result in.
The rain, the mosquitoes, and the heat added up to a spoiled vacation.

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