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DictionaryandJoining ideas
conjunction / noun

and

UND/ənd/

A connector expressing addition or continuation.

The child places an apple and a sandwich on the plate.

A child places an apple beside a sandwich on the same plate, joining the two related foods into one snack.
Etymology
andOld Englishthereupon, next

Old English and originally meant “thereupon” or “next,” connecting something with what followed. The selected meaning retains the connecting role, joining words, phrases, clauses, or ideas rather than necessarily marking a sequence.

In context

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More examples

  • He knocks and waits for someone to answer.
  • The editor removes several unnecessary ands from the paragraph.
  • We walked and walked until the village appeared.

Forms

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Similar words

plus
Expresses addition but does not connect all clauses naturally.
also
Adds information without serving the same grammatical joining role.