ap·pend

(ə-pĕnd′)

tr.v. ap·pend·ed, ap·pend·ing, ap·pends

1. To add as a supplement or appendix: appended a list of errors to the report.

2. To fix to; attach: append a charm to the bracelet.

[Latin appendere, to hang upon : ad-, ad- + pendere, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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append

(əˈpɛnd)

vb (tr)

1. to add as a supplement: to append a footnote.

2. to attach; hang on

[C15: from Late Latin appendere to hang (something) from, from Latin pendere to hang]

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ap•pend

(əˈpɛnd)

v.t.

1. to add as a supplement or appendix: to append a note to a letter.

2. to affix: to append one's signature to a will.

[1640–50; < Latin appendere=ap- ap-1 + -pendere to hang]

append

- Originally meant "hang on" or "attach as a pendant."

append

Past participle: appended
Gerund: appending

Imperative
append
append

Present
I append
you append
he/she/it appends
we append
you append
they append

Preterite
I appended
you appended
he/she/it appended
we appended
you appended
they appended

Present Continuous
I am appending
you are appending
he/she/it is appending
we are appending
you are appending
they are appending

Present Perfect
I have appended
you have appended
he/she/it has appended
we have appended
you have appended
they have appended

Past Continuous
I was appending
you were appending
he/she/it was appending
we were appending
you were appending
they were appending

Past Perfect
I had appended
you had appended
he/she/it had appended
we had appended
you had appended
they had appended

Future
I will append
you will append
he/she/it will append
we will append
you will append
they will append

Future Perfect
I will have appended
you will have appended
he/she/it will have appended
we will have appended
you will have appended
they will have appended

Future Continuous
I will be appending
you will be appending
he/she/it will be appending
we will be appending
you will be appending
they will be appending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been appending
you have been appending
he/she/it has been appending
we have been appending
you have been appending
they have been appending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been appending
you will have been appending
he/she/it will have been appending
we will have been appending
you will have been appending
they will have been appending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been appending
you had been appending
he/she/it had been appending
we had been appending
you had been appending
they had been appending

Conditional
I would append
you would append
he/she/it would append
we would append
you would append
they would append

Past Conditional
I would have appended
you would have appended
he/she/it would have appended
we would have appended
you would have appended
they would have appended

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb	1.	append - add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" add on, affix, supplement attach - cause to be attached annex - attach to
	2.	append - fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" hang on, tack on, tag on, tack attach - cause to be attached subjoin - add to the end
	3.	append - state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" add, supply say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" slip in, stick in, sneak in, insert - insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" toss in - add casually to a conversation; "`I don't agree with this,' she tossed in"

append

verb (Formal) add, attach, join, hang, adjoin, fasten, annex, tag on, affix, tack on, subjoin His real name hadn't been appended to the manuscript.
remove, separate, take off, detach, disconnect, disengage

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append

verb

To add as a supplement or an appendix:

affix, annex, attach, subjoin.

Translations

adjoindre ajouter appliquer apposer joindre

appendere apposto [timbro]attaccare aggiungere in fondo

append

[əˈpend] (frm) VT

1. (= add) [+ signature] → añadir; [+ note] → agregar, añadir

2. (= attach) → adjuntar

3. (Comput) → anexionar (al final)

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append

[əˈpɛnd] vt (COMPUTING) → ajouter (à la fin d'un fichier)

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append

vt notes etc → anhängen (→ to an +acc) (also Comput), → hinzufügen; seal → drücken (→ to auf +acc); signature → setzen (→ to unter +acc); the seal/signature appended to this document → das Siegel, mit dem/die Unterschrift, mit der das Dokument versehen ist

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append

[əˈpɛnd] vt (frm) (add, signature) → apporre; (attach) → allegare (Comput) → aggiungere (in coda)

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I have appended to the descriptions of each species an account of its habits and range.

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Will Lord Dawlish as soon as possible call upon Mr Gerald Nichols at his office?' To this was appended a message consisting of two words: 'Good news.'

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Here and there a brief remark was appended to a date, usually no more than a single word: "double" occurring perhaps six times in a total of several hundred entries; and once very early in the list and followed by several marks of exclamation, "total failure!!!" All this, though it whetted my curiosity, told me little that was definite.

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Machiavelli was the accredited agent of the Florentine Republic to Cesare Borgia (1478-1507) during the transactions which led up to the assassinations of the Orsini and Vitelli at Sinigalia, and along with his letters to his chiefs in Florence he has left an account, written ten years before "The Prince," of the proceedings of the duke in his "Descritione del modo tenuto dal duca Valentino nello ammazzare Vitellozzo Vitelli," etc., a translation of which is appended to the present work.

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A list was appended, which consisted chiefly of books relating to the Holy Land, since the Holy Land was part of the excursion and seemed to be its main feature.

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