Meaning & use
new addition
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Meanings
nouncountable
Something or someone recently added to a group, collection or set, such as a new family member or product.
Grammar: Often followed by to: a new addition to the team.
Patterns
- a new addition to something
- the newest addition
Our family is excited to welcome a new addition in May.
The tiger cub is the newest addition to the zoo.
The shop's latest addition is a range of herbal teas.
nouncountableAmerican
A recently built part, such as a room or wing, added onto an existing building.
Grammar: Often used in home building: a new addition to the back of the house.
Patterns
- a new addition to something
They built a new addition onto the house for the baby's room.
The library's new addition has a bright reading area.
Word forms
| plural | new additions |
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Common combinations
- welcome a new addition
- The team will welcome a new addition on Monday.
- the latest addition
- The latest addition to the menu is a vegetable curry.
- a new addition to the family
- They announced a new addition to the family on social media.
- a welcome new addition
- The park bench is a welcome new addition for walkers.
- a new addition to the team
- She is a new addition to the team and starts today.
Synonyms and how they differ
- newcomer
- Newcomer refers only to a person who has arrived, while new addition can also be a thing or a part of a building.
- recruit
- Recruit means someone brought into a job or group, but new addition is warmer and wider in use.
- extension
- Extension is the usual British word for a built-on part of a house, whereas new addition is common in American English.
Opposites
Word family
- add verb
- to put something with another thing
- addition noun
- something added, or the act of adding
- additional adjective
- extra or added
- additionally adverb
- also or as well
Commonly confused: new addition or edition?
new addition vs edition
An edition is a version of a book or publication; an addition is something added.
Practice
The art museum announced a ___ to its collection: a painting donated last week.
Choose one answer.
A new addition is something recently added to a collection. 'Edition' means a version of a publication, which does not fit a donated painting.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “new addition”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.