Spanish word

agregar

Pronunciation

IPA/aɣɾeˈɣaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbadd

Example

Voy a agregar más información al informe.

I am going to add more information to the report.

Illustration for agregar (add)

More examples

Puedes agregar este producto al carrito.

You can add this product to the shopping cart.

Core concept

One block stacking onto a tower.

Common phrases

  • agregar información

    add information

  • agregar al carrito

    add to the shopping cart

Similar words

añadir: Adds another element or detail to something already existing, used in everyday speech.
incluir: Includes an item as part of a whole or list, making it one of the group's components.
adjuntar: Attaches a file or document to an email or message to send it together.
incorporar: Integrates a new element into a system or process so it becomes part of the whole.

Definition in Spanish

Indica añadir o incorporar algo a otra cosa.

Word origin

It comes from Latin aggregare (ad- 'to' + gregare 'gather'), originally 'bring together', and it now carries the sense 'add or incorporate'.

Usage tips

  • In many contexts añadir is more casual while agregar is frequent in lists, formal writing, and software interfaces.

Other meanings

  • includeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • agregadoaddedadjective
  • agregaciónaggregationnoun

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