And: meaning, definitions and examples
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and
[ ænd ]
joining words
used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences that are to be taken jointly
Synonyms
along with, as well as, together with
Examples of usage
- bread and butter
- black and white
- slow and steady wins the race
boolean logic
a logical operator that returns true if both operands are true, and false otherwise
Synonyms
&&
Examples of usage
- true and false is false
- true and true is true
Translations
Translations of the word "and" in other languages:
🇵🇹 e
🇮🇳 और
🇩🇪 und
🇮🇩 dan
🇺🇦 і
- та
- а
🇵🇱 i
🇯🇵 そして
🇫🇷 et
🇪🇸 y
🇹🇷 ve
🇰🇷 그리고
- 와
- 과
🇸🇦 و
🇨🇿 a
🇸🇰 a
🇨🇳 和
🇸🇮 in
🇮🇸 og
🇰🇿 және
🇬🇪 და
🇦🇿 və
🇲🇽 y
Word origin
The word 'and' originated from the Old English word 'and' which was derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'andi'. It has been used as a conjunction for connecting words, phrases, and clauses for centuries.