Definitions for and
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Wiktionary(3.34 / 27 votes)Rate this definition:

1. andconjunction

   As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.

2. andconjunction

   Expressing a condition.

3. ANDnoun

   Alternative form of , the conjunction operator.

4. ANDverb

   To combine (a value) with another value by means of this operator.

5. Etymology: From anda, probably from h₂énti.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Andconjunction.

   1. The particle by which sentences or terms are joined, which it is not easy to explain by any synonimous word.

   Sure his honesty
   Got him small gains, but shameless flattery
   And filthy beverage, and unseemly thift,
   And borrow base, and some good lady’s gift. Edmund Spenser, Hubb.

   What shall I do to be for ever known,
   And make the age to come my own? Abraham Cowley.

   The Danes unconquer’d offspring march behind;
   And Morini, the last of human kind. Dryd.

   It shall ever be my study to make discoveries of this nature in human life, and to settle the proper distinctions between the virtues and perfections of mankind, and those false colours and resemblances of them that shine alike in the eyes of the vulgar. Richard Steele, Tatler.

   2. And though, and seems a contraction of and if.

   It is the nature of extreme self-lovers, as they will set an house on fire, and it were but to roast their eggs. Francis Bacon.

   3. In and if, the and is redundant, and is omitted by all later writers.

   I pray thee, Launce, an’ if thou seest my boy,
   Bid him make haste. William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 22 votes)Rate this definition:

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

5. Etymology: [AS. and; akin to OS. endi, Icel. enda, OHG. anti, enti, inti, unti, G. und, D. en, OD. ende. Cf, An if, Ante-.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(2.75 / 12 votes)Rate this definition:

1. And

   and, conj. signifies addition, or repetition, and is used to connect words and sentences, to introduce a consequence, &c.—in M. E. (but not A.S.) it was used for if, and often also with added if, as in Luke xii. 45. An became common for and in this sense, as often in Shakespeare.—It sometimes expresses emphatically a difference in quality between things of the same class, as 'there are friends ... and friends.' [A.S., and in the other Teut. lang.; prob. allied to L. ante, Gr. anti, over against.]

Editors Contribution(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. and

   A forming word to express a connection.

   The word " and " is a connecting word.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020  

Suggested Resources(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. and

   The and symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the and symbol and its characteristic.

2. AND

   What does AND stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the AND acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'and' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'and' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4

Anagrams for and »

1. ADN

2. dan

3. Dan

4. Dan.

5. DAN

6. DNA

7. nad

8. NAD

9. NDA

How to pronounce and?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say and in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of and in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of and in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of and in a Sentence

1. Real Live Preacher, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, February 13, 2003:

   EVERY path may lead you to God, even the weird ones. Most of us are on a journey. We're looking for something, though we're not always sure what that is. The way is foggy much of the time. I suggest you slow down and follow some of the side roads that appear suddenly in the mist.

2. Dennis Muilenburg:

   We know we do have work to do to earn and re-earn that trust and we will.

3. Vipin Narang:

   It is Japan that is most threatened, and probably the primary target of such a capability, so openly acknowledging it underscores Tokyo's acute fears that North Korea's nuclear program continues to grow unabated with no foreseeable plan to slow its growth, let alone eliminate them.

4. Sophocles, Antigone:

   There is no happiness where there is no wisdom;No wisdom but in submission to the gods.Big words are always punished,And proud men in old age learn to be wise.

5. Hosea Ballou:

   Suspicion is far more to be wrong than right; more often unjust than just. It is no friend to virtue, and always an enemy to happiness.

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