and Meaning & Definition
What Does And Mean?
And is used as a symbol meaning ISO 639-3 language code for Ansus. As a conjunction, it means As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs. Simply connecting two clauses or sentences. Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first. As a noun, it means In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
Word Facts for And
| Part of speech | symbol, conjunction, noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈænd/ |
| Synonyms | as well as, together with and in addition to |
| Plural | ands |
| Verb forms | ands, anding, anded |
And Definition (Symbol)
- ISO 639-3 language code for Ansus.
And as a Conjunction
- As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
I'd been walking since sunrise, and I was hungry.
- Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
- Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
- Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
I'd been walking since sunrise, and I was hungry.
- Yet; but.
- Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens ; connecting shillings to pence in a monetary quantity ; connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often omitted in US); to connect fractions to wholes.
- Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
- Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
- Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
- Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: 'and so what?'.
- Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: 'to'. Used especially after come, go and try.
- Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
- Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
Two and two is/are four.
- Expressing a condition. If; provided that. As if, as though.
- If; provided that.
- As if, as though.
- Connecting two well-formed formulas to create a new well-formed formula that requires it to only be true when both of the two formulas are true.
And as a Noun
- In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
Noun
- Breath.
- Sea smoke; steam fog.
And as a Verb
- To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
Conjunction
- As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
- (heading) Expressing a condition.
Synonyms of And
And synonyms and antonyms →And in a Sentence
I'd been walking since sunrise, and I was hungry.
Two and two is/are four.
Word Forms & Grammar
and
and (plural ands)
and (third-person singular simple present ands, present participle anding, simple past and past participle anded)
Words That Rhyme With And
Origin of And
Origin 1: 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”). Doublet of an (“if”).
Origin 2: Inherited from Middle English ande, from Old English anda (“grudge, enmity, malice, envy, hatred, anger, zeal, annoyance, vexation; zeal; injury, mischief; fear, horror”) and Old Norse andi (“breath, wind, spirit”); both from Proto-Germanic *anadô (“breath, anger, zeal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”).
Origin 3: Cognate with German Ahnd, And (“woe, grief”), Danish ånde (“breath”), Swedish anda, ande (“spirit, breath, wind, ingenuity, intellect”), Icelandic andi (“spirit”), Albanian ëndë (“pleasure, delight”), Latin animus (“spirit, soul”). Related to onde.
Origin 4: Inherited from Middle English anden, from Old English andian (“to be envious or jealous, envy”) and Old Norse anda (“to breathe”); both from Proto-Germanic *anadōną (“to breathe, sputter”). Cognate with German ahnden (“to avenge, punish”), Danish ånde (“to breathe”), Swedish andas (“to breathe”), Icelandic anda (“to breathe”). See above.
Common Questions About And
Is and a symbol or a conjunction?
And is mainly used as a symbol, but it can also be used as a conjunction, a noun and a verb.
What is another word for and?
You can replace and with words such as as well as, together with and in addition to. See the full list of and synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of and?
The plural of and is ands.
What is the past tense of and?
The past tense of and is anded. The present participle is anding.