conj if; though. ·see an, ·conj.
2. and ·conj it is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive.
3. and ·conj in order to;
used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go.
4. and ·conj a particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. it is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence.