Meaning of and in English

and

conjunction

strong /ænd/ weak /ənd/ weak /ən/ uk

strong /ænd/ weak /ənd/ weak /ən/

and conjunction (ALSO)

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used to join two words, phrases, parts of sentences, or related statements together:

Ann and Jim

boys and girls

knives and forks

We were wet and tired.

We kissed and hugged each other.

Tidy up your room. And don't forget to make your bed!

and so on A2 (also and so forth)

together with other similar things:

schools, colleges, and so on

and all

and everything else:

She bought everything - house, farm, horses, and all.

UK slang

too:

I'd like some and all.

and all that informal

and everything related to the subject mentioned:

She likes grammar and all that.

and/or

used to mean that either one of two things or both of them is possible:

Many students have extra classes in the evenings and/or on the weekends.

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The Australians have won three gold medals and two silvers in the swimming events.
It costs a lot to feed and clothe five children.
Snakes and lizards are cold-blooded animals.
Your shoes will be repaired and ready for you to collect on Thursday.
I'm afraid those days are gone and they'll never come again.

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and conjunction (THEN)

used to join two parts of a sentence, one part happening after the other part:

I got dressed and had my breakfast.

as a result:

Bring the flowers into a warm room and they'll soon open.

Stand over there and you'll be able to see it better.

With certain verbs, "and" can mean "in order to.":

I asked him to go and find my glasses.

Come and see me tomorrow.

Wait and see (= wait in order to see) what happens.

informal Try and get (= try to get) some tickets for tonight's performance.

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Take your clothes off and get in the bath.
I grabbed the dog by the collar and dragged it out of the room.
He drew a heart and colored it red.
A young girl came up to me and asked for money.
I found it hard to follow what the teacher was saying, and eventually I lost concentration.

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and conjunction (FOR EMPHASIS)

If "and" is used to join two words that are the same, it makes their meaning stronger:

She spends hours and hours (= a very long time) on the phone.

The sound grew louder and louder (= very loud).

We laughed and laughed (= laughed a lot).

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He just got thinner and thinner.
The weather seems to get worse and worse.
We're having to wait longer and longer to see a doctor.

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and conjunction (BUT)

used to express surprise:

You're a vegetarian and you eat fish?

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Grammar

And

And is a coordinating conjunction. We use and to connect two words, phrases, clauses or prefixes together: …

Go and, come and

In informal speaking we often use and after go and come before verbs like ask, buy, check, collect, do, find, get: …

Fixed expressions with and

We often use and in common fixed expressions. The order of the words cannot change: peace and quiet, pick and choose, come and go, knife and fork, black and white. …

And + adjective

In informal speaking, when we want to emphasise something positive, we often use and after nice or lovely with another adjective: …

And in numbers

When we speak or write numbers, we use and to separate hundred, thousand, million from numbers smaller than a hundred: …

Adding with and

One of the main uses of conjunctions is to add phrases and clauses together. The most common conjunction for adding is and: …

(Definition of and from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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and

conjunction

/ænd, ənd/

and conjunction (ALSO)

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(used to join two words, phrases, or parts of sentences) in addition to; also:

boys and girls

We were tired and hungry.

And can be used when you add numbers:

Three and two are five.

and conjunction (THEN)

(used to join two parts of a sentence, one part happening after or because of the other part) after that; then:

I met Jonathan, and we went out for a cup of coffee.

and conjunction (TO)

infml

(used after some verbs) to, or in order to:

Let’s try and get tickets for the hockey game tonight.

and conjunction (VERY)

(used to join two words, esp. two that are the same, to make their meaning stronger):

The sound grew louder and louder.

Idiom

and so on

(Definition of and from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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in Chinese (Traditional)

也, （用於連接兩個詞、片語、句子成分或相關語句）和，及，又，並, 然後…

in Chinese (Simplified)

也, （用于连接两个词、短语、句子成分或相关语句）和，及，又，并, 然后…

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y, y entonces, y así…

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e, mais…

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आणि, काही क्रियापदांसोबत नंतरचा परिणाम दाखवण्यासाठी वापरला जातो., तो समान शब्द जोडण्यासाठी वापरलेला शब्द ज्याने मुळ शब्दाला वजन प्राप्त होते.…

～と～, ～や～, また…

ve anlamına gelen bağlaç, birbiri peşi sıra olan hadiseleri anlatırken sıralamada kullanılan bağlaç, böylece…

et, (indique une intention ou un but), (et même)…

i…

en, dan, (om) te…

இரண்டு சொற்கள், சொற்றொடர்கள், வாக்கியங்களின் பகுதிகள் அல்லது தொடர்புடைய கூற்றுகளை ஒன்றாக இணைக்கப் பயன்படுத்தக்கூடிய சொல்…

और, दो शब्दों, वाक्यांशों…

અને, જોડેલું, સંકળાયેલું વાક્યના વારાફરતી બનતા બે ભાગને ક્રમમા જોડવા માટે વપરાય છે.…

og, plus, at…

och, så, att…

dan, ditambah…

und…

og, å, pluss…

اور…

і, та, сполучник…

и, а, так что…

మరియు, కూడా, ఇంకా…

وَ (العَطْف), وَ, وَ (للمُماثَلة)…

এবং, ও, দুটি শব্দ…

a, plus, používá se místo infinitivu…

dan, ditambah, maka…

และ, รวมกับ, แล้วจะ…

và, cộng với, kết quả là…

i, a, w języku mówionym…

그리고, 연속되는 사건을 이어 말할때 쓰임, 강조의 용법으로 같은 단어를 반복할 때 쓰임…

e, più, di…

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