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(ənd, ən; ănd ) 
conj.
conj.
- 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.
- Added to; plus: Two and two makes four.
- Used to indicate result: Give the boy a chance, and he might surprise you.
- 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.
- Archaic. If: and it pleases you.
and so forth (or on)
- And other unspecified things of the same class: bought groceries, went to the bank, picked up the dry cleaning, and so forth.
- Further in the same manner.
- With considerably more in addition: This project will take all our skill and then some.
[Middle English, from Old English.]
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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sign description: The fingers come together as the hand slides in front of the body.
Translations:
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And
Dansk (Danish)
conj. - og
n. - og
abbr. - Fyrstendømmet Andorra
n. - AND, OG
Nederlands (Dutch)
en, en dan, aan (b.v. twee aan twee), te (van werkwoord)
Français (French)
conj. - et, et alors ?, ni, au, comme, si
n. - et, si
abbr. - plaque d'immatriculation internationale
n. - (Comput) ET (opérateur logique qui combine les valeurs de deux bits)
Deutsch (German)
conj. - und, plus, aber, jedoch
n. - Und, (ohne) Wenn (und Aber)
abbr. - Andorra (internationales Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen)
n. - AND (logische Operation)
Ελληνική (Greek)
conj. - (γραμμ.) και, επίσης, (καθομ.) για να..
Português (Portuguese)
conj. - e, assim como, assim que, e ainda, de modo que
Español (Spanish)
conj. - y, e
n. - y, e
abbr. - ANDORRA
n. - operador Booleano
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
"与", 逻辑乘字母, 数字显示, 自动数值判定, 逻辑乘字母数字显示自动数值判定
和, 与, 及, 然后, 又, 而且, 附加条件, 额外的细节, 及的逻辑乘
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - "與", 邏輯乘字母, 數位顯示, 自動數值判定
n. - "與", 邏輯乘字母數位顯示自動數值判定
conj. - 和, 與, 及, 然後, 又, 而且
n. - 附加條件, 額外的細節, 及的邏輯乘
한국어 (Korean)
conj. - ~과, 그래서, 그러면
n. - 부가 조건(서술)
abbr. - andante(안단테)
n. - 안단테
日本語 (Japanese)
conj. - …と…, そして, すると, それなのに, しかし, もしそうすれば, して, ほんとに
العربيه (Arabic)
(حرف عطف) واو العطف
עברית (Hebrew)
conj. - גם, ו-
abbr. - (קיצור) אנדורה (סמל רישום רכב בינלאומי)
n. - סימן-פעולה לוגי של חיבור בין שני איברים במשפט (מדע המחשב)
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