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Definition of and conjunction from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

and

conjunction
 
 
/ənd/,
 
/ən/,
 
/n/, strong form
 
/ænd/
 
/ənd/,
 
/ən/,
 
/n/, strong form
 
/ænd/
used to connect words or parts of sentences
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  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)
    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.  
     then; following this
    • She came in and took her coat off.
  3.  
     go, come, try, stay, etc. and 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.
    In this structure try can only be used in the infinitive or to tell somebody what to do. Try and finish quickly.
  4.  
    used to introduce a comment or a question
    • ‘We talked for hours.’ ‘And what did you decide?’
  5.  
     as a result
    • Miss another class and you'll fail.
  6.  
     added to synonym plus1
    • 5 and 5 makes 10.
    • What's 47 and 16?
    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 .
  7.  
     used between repeated words to show that something 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.
    9. see also and/or
    Word OriginOld English and, ond, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch en and German und.
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