AND


Meaning of AND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ən(d), (ˈ)an(d), usually ]

ə n(d) after t, d, s or z, often ə m after p or b, sometimes ə ŋ after k or g conjunction

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German unti and

Date: before 12th century

1. — used as a function word to indicate connection or addition especially of items within the same class or type; used to join sentence elements of the same grammatical rank or function

2.

a. — used as a function word to express logical modification, consequence, antithesis, or supplementary explanation

b. — used as a function word to join one finite verb (as go, come, try ) to another so that together they are logically equivalent to an infinitive of purpose

come and see me

3. obsolete : if

4. — used in logic to form a conjunction

- and so forth

- and so on

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.