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and

/ˈænd/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 7.41 in modern English

Syllables
and
IPA
/ˈænd/
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

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

conj

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

conj

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

conj

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

Obsolete

conj

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

conj

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

Colloquial; Literary

conj

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

conj

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Germanic *andi Old English and Middle English and English and Inherited from Middle English and, an, from Old English and, ond, end, from Proto-West Germanic *andi, from Proto-Germanic *andi, *anþi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“facing opposite, near, in front of, before”). Cognate with Scots an (“and”), North Frisian än (“and”), Saterland Frisian un (“and”), West Frisian en (“and”), Dutch en, ende (“and”), German und (“and”), German Low German on, un (“and”), Luxembourgish an (“and”), Vilamovian an, ana (“and”), Yiddish און (un), אונ (un), אונד (und), אונ׳ (un', “and”), Danish end (“still; ever; even”), Faroese enn (“still, yet”), Icelandic en (“and”), enn (“still, yet”), Norwegian Bokmål enn (“and”), Norwegian Nynorsk en, enn (“and”), Swedish än (“still, yet”), Albanian edhe (“and”) (dialectal ênde, ênne), ende (“still, yet, therefore”), Latin ante (“opposite, in front of”), Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “opposite, facing”). Doublet of an ("if").

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈænd/
  • British English: /ˈænd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

an' (alternative) 'n' (alternative) n (alternative) ands (plural) aynd (alternative) eynd (alternative) ands (present, singular) anding (participle, present) anded (participle, past) anded (past) eind (alternative) ein (alternative)

Derived Forms

XAND

Phrases

and all AND gate and of course and then everyone clapped Antigua and Barbuda Bosnia and Herzegovina fish and chips French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Frequently Paired Words

false if iff implies nand nor not or

Synonyms

as well as together with in addition to & 'n' + x

Homonyms

an (unstressed) ant (in some accents) end (in some accents) in (unstressed)

Antonyms

NAND ANU

Rhymes With

hand understand land stand band grand demand brand planned sand banned expand

Questions

How do you pronounce and?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈænd/.
What does and mean?
As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
Where does and come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce and

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