English

Etymology

From Middle English < Old English and, ond (thereupon, next) < Proto-Germanic *unda < Proto-Indo-European *anti (facing opposite, near, in front of, before).

Pronunciation

• (stressed) ănd, /ænd/, /{nd/
• (unstressed) ən(d), /ən(d)/, /@n(d)/

Conjunction

and

1. Used to connect two homogeneous (similar) words, phrases, etc.; as well as; together with; in addition to.
2. Used (properly) at the end of a list to indicate the last item: bread, butter and cheese.
3. Used to string together sentences or sentence fragments in chronological order.
4. Used to indicate causation ("Ask me the definition of 'and' again and I'll scream.")

Usage note

• Beginning a sentence with and or any other conjunction is considered incorrect by classical grammarians, but use of the word in this way is very common. It is however best to avoid beginning a sentence with and in formal writing.

Translations

Used to connect two similar words, phrases, etc. (as well as; together with; in addition to)

Translations

Used at the end of a list to indicate the last item: bread, butter and cheese

Translations

Used to string together sentences or sentence fragments in chronological order

Noun

AND

1. Logic function AND. True if all inputs are true, false otherwise. Denoted in mathematics with the symbol Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert): \and

and in computer science by & or *.

(0 AND 0) = 0
(0 AND 1) = 0
(1 AND 0) = 0
(1 AND 1) = 1

Translations

• Finnish: JA

See also

• nand
• nor
• or
• xor

Danish

Noun

and

1. duck

Norwegian

Noun

and

1. duck

Swedish

Noun

and (pl. änder , def. sing. anden , def. pl. änderna )

1. duck