/ ənd; NAmE ; ən; also n; especially after t; d; strong form ænd/ conjunction (used to connect words or parts of sentences)
1.
also; in addition to :
bread and butter
a table, two chairs and a desk
Sue and I left early.
Do it slowly and carefully.
Can he read and write?
I cooked lunch. And I made a cake. (= you are emphasizing how much you have done)
HELP NOTE : When and is used in common phrases connecting two things or people that are closely linked, the determiner is not usually repeated before the second:
a knife and fork
my father and mother
, but
a knife and a spoon
my father and my uncle
.
2.
added to
SYN plus :
5 and 5 makes 10.
What's 47 and 16?
HELP NOTE : When numbers (but not dates) are spoken, and is used between the hundreds and the figures that follow:
2 264—two thousand, two hundred and sixty-four
, but
1964—nineteen sixty-four
.
3.
then; following this :
She came in and took her coat off.
4.
go, come, try, stay, etc. ~ used before a verb instead of to , to show purpose :
Go and get me a pen please.
I'll come and see you soon.
We stopped and bought some bread.
HELP NOTE : In this structure try can only be used in the infinitive or to tell somebody what to do.
5.
used to introduce a comment or a question :
'We talked for hours.' 'And what did you decide?'
6.
as a result :
Miss another class and you'll fail.
7.
used between repeated words to show that sth is repeated or continuing :
He tried and tried but without success.
The pain got worse and worse.
8.
used between repeated words to show that there are important differences between things or people of the same kind :
I like city life but there are cities and cities.
—see also and / or
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English and , ond , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch en and German und .