sumar

to add

sumar(soo-mahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to count)

a. to add

Marina aprendió a sumar y a restar en su clase de matemáticas.

Marina learned to add and subtract in her math class.

transitive verb

2. (to include)

a. to add

Con el Internet, ahora cualquiera puede sumar su voz al llamado al cambio.

With the internet, anyone can now add their voice to the call for change.

3. (to count)

a. to add up to

Seis y cuatro suman diez.

Six and four add up to ten.

sumarse

reflexive verb

4. (to participate in)

a. to join

¿Desean sumarse a nuestro maratón de Star Wars en mi casa esta noche?

Do you want to join our Star Wars marathon at my house tonight?

sumar

transitive verb

1. (varias cantidades)

a. to add together

tres y cinco suman ochothree and five are o make eight

súmale diezadd ten

2. (añadir)

a. to add

súmale a eso todas las mentiras que nos ha dichoto that we also have to add all the lies he's told us

suma y siguecarried forward

3. (costar)

a. to come to

pronominal verb

4. (general)

a. to join

sumarse a la opinión de alguiento adhere to somebody's opinion

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sumar

transitive verb

1 (Matemáticas) to add (together)

suma estas dos cantidades add these two amounts (together)

2 (totalizar) to add up to; come to

la cuenta suma seis dólares the bill adds up o comes to six dollars; dos y dos suman cuatro two and two are o make four

3 (resumir) to summarize; sum up

intransitive verb

to add up

suma y sigue (Contabilidad) carried forward

pronominal verb

sumarse

sumarse a algo to join sth; sumarse a un partido to join a party; sumarse a una protesta to join in a protest