AND

AND  (nd) n. A logical operator that returns a true value only if both operands are true. [From and.]

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and  (nd, n; nd when stressed) conj. 1. 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. 2. Added to; plus: Two and two makes four. 3. Used to indicate result: Give the boy a chance, and he might surprise you. 4. 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. 5. Archaic If: and it pleases you. Idioms: and so forth/on 1. And other unspecified things of the same class: bought groceries, went to the bank, picked up the dry cleaning, and so forth. 2. Further in the same manner. and then some Informal With considerably more in addition: This project will take all our skill and then some. [Middle English, from Old English; see en in Indo-European roots.] 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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conj (coordinating)

1. along with; in addition to boys and girls

2. as a consequence he fell down and cut his knee

3. afterwards we pay the man and go through that door

4. (preceded by good or nice) (intensifier) the sauce is good and thick

5. plus two and two equals four

6. used to join identical words or phrases to give emphasis or indicate repetition or continuity better and better we ran and ran it rained and rained

7. used to join two identical words or phrases to express a contrast between instances of what is named there are jobs and jobs

8. Informal used in place of to in infinitives after verbs such as try, go, and come try and see it my way

9. an obsolete word for if and it please you Informal spellings an an' 'n

n

(usually plural) an additional matter or problem ifs, ands, or buts

[Old English and; related to Old Frisian anda, Old Saxon ande, Old High German anti, Sanskrit atha]

Usage: See at to

and [ænd (unstressed) ənd ən]