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1. (conj.) and
(used to connect grammatically coordinate words, phrases, or clauses) with; as well as; in addition to:
pens and pencils.
2. and
added to; plus:
2 and 2 are 4.
3. and
then:
He finished and went to bed.
4. and
also, at the same time:
to sleep and dream.
5. and
(used to imply different qualities in things having the same name):
There are bargains and bargains, so watch out.
6. and
(used to introduce a sentence, implying continuation) also; then:
And he said unto Moses.
7. and
Informal. to (used between two finite verbs):
Try and do it.
8. and
(used to introduce a consequence or conditional result):
Say one more word and I'll scream.
9. and
but; on the contrary:
He tried to run five miles and couldn't.
10. and
Archaic. if: and you please.
11. (n.) and
an added condition, stipulation, or particular:
no ands or buts about it.
12. and
Logic. the connective used in conjunction.
13. and
and so forth or so on, and the like; and more of the same; et cetera.
14. (n.) AND
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when both operands are positive.
Etymology: (1945–50)
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1. (conjunction) and
also
dogs and cats; bread, cheese, and fruit
2. and
then
sat down and began to cry
3. and
indicates an intention or aim
Go and get the ball.; Try and be calm.
4. and
then even
rising higher and higher
5. and
plus
Two and two is four.
6. and
used after "hundred," "thousand," and between whole numbers and fractions
three hundred and thirty; one and a half
7. and
and so on
indicates more of the same kind is added
Bring soap, shampoo, and so on.
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1. and
a particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence
2. and
in order to; -- used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go
3. and
it is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive
4. and
if; though. See An, conj
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Sense: joining two statements, pieces of information etc
I opened the door and went inside; The hat was blue and red; a mother and child.
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 Afrikaans: en |
 Arabic: وَ (واو العَطْف) |
 Bulgarian: и, а |
 Brazilian: e |
 Czech: a |
 German: und |
 Danish: og |
 Greek: και |
 Spanish: y |
 Estonian: ja |
 Farsi: و |
 Finnish: ja |
 French: et |
 Hebrew: ו- |
 Hindi: और |
 Croatian: i |
 Hungarian: és |
 Indonesian: dan |
 Icelandic: og |
 Italian: e |
 Japanese: そして |
 Korean: 및 |
 Lithuanian: ir |
 Latvian: un |
 Malay: dan |
 Dutch: en |
 Norwegian: og |
 Polish: i |
 Persian: و |
 Pashto: او |
 Portuguese: e |
 Romanian: şi |
 Russian: и, с |
 Slovak: a |
 Slovenian: in |
 Serbian: i |
 Swedish: och |
 Thai: และ |
 Turkish: ve, ile |
 Taiwanese: 和 |
 Ukrainian: і, та |
 Urdu: اور |
 Vietnamese: và |
 Chinese: 和 |
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