AND

AND  (nd)

n.

A logical operator that returns a true value only if both operands are true.

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and  (nd, n; nd when stressed)

conj.

1. Together with or along with; in addition to; as well as. Used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that have the same grammatical function in a construction.

2. Added to; plus: Two and two makes four.

3. Used to indicate result: Give the boy a chance, and he might surprise you.

4. Informal To. Used between finite verbs, such as go, come, try, write, or see: try and find it; come and see. See Usage Note at try.

5. Archaic If: and it pleases you.

Idioms:

and so forth/on

1. And other unspecified things of the same class: bought groceries, went to the bank, picked up the dry cleaning, and so forth.

2. Further in the same manner.

and then some Informal

With considerably more in addition: This project will take all our skill and then some.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see en in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: It is frequently asserted that sentences beginning with and or but express "incomplete thoughts" and are therefore incorrect. But this rule has been ridiculed by grammarians for decades, and the stricture has been ignored by writers from Shakespeare to Joyce Carol Oates. When asked whether they paid attention to the rule in their own writing, 24 percent of the Usage Panel answered "always or usually," 36 percent answered "sometimes," and 40 percent answered "rarely or never." See Usage Notes at both, but, with.

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and

conj

1. in addition to: plants and birds

2. as a consequence: she fell downstairs and broke her neck

3. afterwards: she excused herself and left

4. used for emphasis or to indicate repetition or continuity: they called again and again

5. used to express a contrast between instances of something: there are jobs and jobs

6. Informal used in place of to in infinitives after verbs such as try, go, and come: come and see us again [Old English]

USAGE: See at try.

Thesaurus

and

conjunction 1. also, including, along with, together with, in addition to, as well as

conjunction 2. moreover, plus, furthermore

USAGE The forms try and do something and wait and do something should only be used in informal or spoken English. In more formal writing, use try to and wait to, for example: we must try to prevent this happening (not try and prevent).

Translations

and [ænd] conj → y;

(before i, hi) → e;

and so on → etcétera;

try and come → procure or intente venir;

better and better → cada vez mejor

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and [ænd] conj → et;

and so on → et ainsi de suite;

try and come → tâchez de venir;

come and sit here → venez vous asseoir ici;

he talked and talked → il a parlé pendant des heures;

better and better → de mieux en mieux;

more and more → de plus en plus

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and [ænd] conj → und;

and so on → und so weiter;

try and come please → bitte versuche zu kommen;

better and better → immer besser

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and [ænd] conj → e (often 'ed' before vowel);

and so on → e così via;

try and do it → prova a farlo;

come and sit here → vieni a sedere qui;

better and better → sempre meglio;

more and more → sempre di più

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and

conj and [ənd, ӕnd]

1 joining two statements, pieces of information etc I opened the door and went inside; The hat was blue and red; a mother and child. en وَ (واو العَطْف) и,а a og und και y ja و ja et ו- और i és dan og e そして 그리고 ir un dan en og i e şi и, с a in i och และ ve, ile 和 і, та اور và 和

2 in addition to 2 and 2 makes 4. en وّ (إضافَة إلى) плюс a, plus og; plus und συν y, más pluss با؛ به علاوۀ plus et; plus וְעוֹד और više meg ditambah og; plús più ～と 더하여 ir, plius un ditambah en og, pluss i, plus e plus и, плюс a, plus in, plus i och รวมกับ artı, ...daha 加 і علاوہ cộng với 加

3 as a result of which Try hard and you will succeed. en نَتيجَة لِذلِك، فَ и a og und και y siis در نتیجه niin et ו- और pa és maka og þá e そうすれば 만약 ...하면, 그러면 ir un dan dan og (så) a e şi и a, a potom in, pa i så, och แล้วจะ dolayısıyla, neticesinde 那麼 і اور kết quả là 那么

4 used instead of `to' with a verb Do try and come! تستعمل بدلا من“ان” مع الفعل und να y که؛ تا de pengganti kata ‘ að di toのかわり and 뒤의 동사를 목적을 나타내는 to 부정사의 구실을 하게 한다. (om) te å - să и att, och ...meye (用來連接動詞)相當于to بھی （用来连接动词）