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add Verb

— If you add mathx/math to mathy/math, you put mathx/math and mathy/math together. Cook for five minutes, then add the remaining spices to the soup. — If you add time, or price, you increase it. A new kitchen would add value to the home. We need to add five more waiters by next week. — If you add something to what you've said, you say something more. I paused for a moment, then added, "Would you mind if I had some pudding?"

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

little Adjective

— If something is little, its size is not big. I just ate a tiny little piece of the cake. — A little while, distance, etc. is not long. Could you just wait a little while more? — A little person or animal is young. Two little boys were fighting on the playground.

little Determinative

— Little money, room, help, etc. is a small amount of it; not much. They understood little or no French. He was busy and had little time for children. Try to spend as little of your money as possible. We saw little of her after the first day. Little is known about the problem. The building was destroyed leaving little more than rock and glass. She's a quiet person with little to say about these things. This has little to do with him and a lot to do with you. We saved what little was left.