English Phrase of the Day
in additionDefinitions
| English > English | |
| in addition | |
| 1. adv. (conjunctive, idiomatic) Also; as well; besides. | |
| Analysis | |
| in | |
| 1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits. | |
| 2. prep. Contained by. | |
| The dog is in the kennel. | |
| 3. prep. Within. | |
| 4. prep. Surrounded by. | |
| addition | |
| 1. n. The act of adding anything. | |
| The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long. | |
| 2. n. Anything that is added. | |
| 3. n. The arithmetic operation of adding. | |
| 4. n. (music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half. | |
Example Sentences
In addition to that, he began to listen to you.  In addition we have the adult daughter and she is a fool, who can not get marred. In addition, stock markets have been on a declining trend over the past three years, and corporate balance sheets remain fragile. In addition, governments now provide far more timely and detailed data on their economies. In addition, this most pugnacious advocate of the settlements strategy has been pushing the envelope in other areas. |
Review previous phrases
| plug in | in time | here and there | about to |
| have to | spare time | in any case | spread out |
| service station | dried up | hands off | one fell swoop |
| back and forth | go in | clock in | black market |
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