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Ad vs. Add

Ad

/æd/

A short message intended to persuade people to buy something or support an idea

Examples:

I saw an ad for the new movie.She placed an ad online to sell her bike.

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This word has no antonyms

Add

/ˌæd/

To combine or join something with something else, typically to improve or complete it

Examples:

Please add some milk to my coffee.Can you add more songs to the playlist?

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Ways to tell them apart:

Ad is short for advertisement, which is a promotional message. Think of the ad in advertisement to remember this.
Add is a verb meaning to combine or join something with something else. Remember add has two ds because it needs one d to add to another.
If you see a sign about a product or service, its likely an ad. If youre doing math and summing numbers, youre using add.'

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