and

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [and; unstressed uh nd, uh n, or, esp. after a homorganic consonant, n]
- /ænd; unstressed ənd, ən, or, esp. after a homorganic consonant, n/
- /ənd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [and; unstressed uh nd, uh n, or, esp. after a homorganic consonant, n]
- /ænd; unstressed ənd, ən, or, esp. after a homorganic consonant, n/

Definitions of and word

conjunction and You use and to link two or more words, groups, or clauses. 4
conjunction and You use and to link two words or phrases that are the same in order to emphasize the degree of something, or to suggest that something continues or increases over a period of time. 3
conjunction and You use and to link two statements about events when one of the events follows the other. 3
conjunction and You use and to link two statements when the second statement continues the point that has been made in the first statement. 3
conjunction and You use and to link two clauses when the second clause is a result of the first clause. 3
conjunction and You use and to interrupt yourself in order to make a comment on what you are saying. 3

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Origin of and

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English and, ond; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German ant, Old Frisian, Gothic and, Icelandic and-; akin to German und, Dutch en, Sanskrit anti

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Parts of speech for And

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of And

and popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for and

conj and

also — You can use also to give more information about a person or thing, or to add another relevant fact.
furthermore — moreover; besides; in addition: Furthermore, he left orders not to be disturbed.
including — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
moreover — in addition to what has been said; further; besides.
along with — accompanying; together with

preposition and

plus — more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve.
with — accompanied by; accompanying: I will go with you. He fought with his brother against the enemy.

conjunction and

then — at that time: Prices were lower then.
afterward — If you do something or if something happens afterward, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
next — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
what is more — moreover, in addition
in addition — also, as well

adverb and

too — in addition; also; furthermore; moreover: young, clever, and rich too.
besides — Besides something or beside something means in addition to it.

adjective and

massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
over and above — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
too many — an excessive number of
more — Mossi (def 2).

noun and

ampersand — An ampersand is the sign &, used to represent the word 'and.'

All 22 Synonyms of and

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