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[ and; unstressed uhnd, uhn, after a homorganic consonant, n ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

conjunction

(used to connect grammatically coordinate words, phrases, or clauses) along or together with; as well as; in addition to; besides; also; moreover:
pens and pencils.
added to; plus:
2 and 2 are 4.
then:
He read for an hour and went to bed.
also, at the same time:
to sleep and dream.
then again; repeatedly:
He coughed and coughed.
(used to imply different qualities in things having the same name):
There are bargains and bargains, so watch out.
(used to introduce a sentence, implying continuation) also; then:
And then it happened.
Informal. to (used between two finite verbs):
Try and do it. Call and see if she's home yet.
(used to introduce a consequence or conditional result):
He felt sick and decided to lie down for a while. Say one more word about it and I'll scream.
but; on the contrary:
He tried to run five miles and couldn't. They said they were about to leave and then stayed for two more hours.
(used to connect alternatives):
He felt that he was being forced to choose between his career and his family.
(used to introduce a comment on the preceding clause):
They don't like each other—and with good reason.
Archaic. if: Compare an ².
and you please.

noun

an added condition, stipulation, detail, or particular:
He accepted the job, no ands or buts about it.
conjunction ( def 6b ).

AND

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noun

Computers.

a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when both operands are positive.

-and

suffix forming nouns

indicating a person or thing that is to be dealt with in a specified way
multiplicand
analysand
dividend

AND

abbreviation for

Andorra (international car registration)

and

/ ən; ənd; ænd /

conjunction

along with; in addition to
boys and girls
as a consequence
he fell down and cut his knee
afterwards
we pay the man and go through that door
preceded bygood or nice (intensifier)
the sauce is good and thick
plus
two and two equals four
used to join identical words or phrases to give emphasis or indicate repetition or continuity
we ran and ran
better and better
it rained and rained
used to join two identical words or phrases to express a contrast between instances of what is named
there are jobs and jobs
informal.
used in place of to in infinitives after verbs such as try, go, and come
try and see it my way
an obsolete word for if Informal spellingsanan''n
and it please you

noun

usually plural an additional matter or problem
ifs, ands, or buts

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Usage Note

Both and and but, and to a lesser extent or and so, are common as transitional words at the beginnings of sentences in all types of speech and writing: General Jackson thought the attack would come after darkness. And he was right. Any objection to this practice probably stems from the overuse of such sentences by inexperienced writers. When one of these words begins a sentence or an independent clause within a sentence, it is not followed by a comma unless the comma is one of a pair setting off a parenthetical element that follows: John is popular, and he seems to be well adjusted. But, appearances to the contrary, he is often depressed. and/or, et cetera, try.

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Usage

The use of and instead of to after try and wait is typical of spoken language, but should be avoided in any writing which is not informal: We must try to prevent (not try and prevent ) this happening

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Word History and Origins

Origin of and¹

First recorded 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

Origin of and²

First recorded in 1945–50

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Word History and Origins

Origin of and¹

from Latin gerundives ending in -andus, -endus

Origin of and²

Old English and; related to Old Frisian anda, Old Saxon ande, Old High German anti, Sanskrit atha

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

and so forth, and the like; and others; et cetera:
We discussed traveling, sightseeing, and so forth.
and so on, and more things or others of a similar kind; and the like:
It was a summer filled with parties, picnics, and so on.

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Example Sentences

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As center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs becomes the talk of Major League Baseball with his defense, junior center fielder James Tronstein of Harvard-Westlake remembers the time when he was a freshman and Crow-Armstrong stopped by to offer some tips.

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Tronstein, a Stanford commit, did his best imitation of Crow-Armstrong with one out in the seventh inning Tuesday, chasing down a deep fly ball hit by Landon Hodge and making the catch crashing into the fence to help the Wolverines defeat Crespi 2-1 and pull into a first-place tie in the Mission League.

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Tronstein put down a bunt single that resulted in a throwing error to push across one run and Jake Kim drove in Tronstein with a bloop single.

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Tronstein got a good jump and made the catch.

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Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 6, Loyola 2: Jacob Madrid had two hits and three RBIs for the Knights battling for a Mission League playoff spot.

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