Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- conj. 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.
- conj. Added to; plus: Two and two makes four.
- conj. Used to indicate result: Give the boy a chance, and he might surprise you.
- conj. 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.
- conj. Archaic If: and it pleases you.
- idiom. forth And other unspecified things of the same class: bought groceries, went to the bank, picked up the dry cleaning, and so forth.
- idiom. forth Further in the same manner.
- idiom. and then some Informal With considerably more in addition: This project will take all our skill and then some.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- A. Coördinate use.
- Connective: A word connecting a word, phrase, clause, or sentence with that which precedes it: a colorless particle without an exact synonym in English, but expressed approximately by ‘with, along with, together with, besides, also, moreover,’ the elements connected being grammatically coördinate.
- When many words, phrases, clauses, or sentences are connected, the connective is now generally omitted before all except the last, unless retained for rhetorical effect. The connected elements are sometimes identical, expressing continuous repetition, either definitely, as, to walk two and two; or indefinitely, as, for ever and ever, to wait years and years.
- The repetition often implies a difference of quality under the same name; as, there are deacons and deacons (that is, according to the proverb, “There's odds in deacons”); there are novels and novels (that is, all sorts of novels). To make the connection distinctly inclusive, the term both precedes the first member: as, both in England and in France. For this, by a Latinism, and … and has been sometimes used in poetry (Latin and French et … el).
- Introductive: in continuation of a previous sentence expressed, implied, or understood.
- In this use, especially in continuation of the statement implied by assent to a previous question. The continuation may mark surprise, incredulity, indignation, etc.: as, And shall I see him again? And you dare thus address me?
- Adverbial: Also; even.
- Hence, but and, and also: common in the old ballads.
- B. Conditional use.
- If; supposing that: as, and you please
- Disadvantage ys, that now childern of gramer-scole conneth no more Frensch than can here lift [their left] heele, & that is harm for ham [them] & a [if they] scholle passe the se, & trauayle in strange londes.
- Often with added if (whence mod. dial. an if, nif, if). Hence, but and if, but if.
- A prefix in Middle English and Anglo-Saxon, represented in modern English by an- in answer, a- in along, and (mixed with original on-) by on- in onset, etc.
Wiktionary
- v. intransitive To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
- conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
- conj. Expressing a condition.
- n. Breath.
- n. Sea-mist; water-smoke.
GNU Webster's 1913
- conj. A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence.
- conj. In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival
to , especially aftertry ,come ,go . - conj. It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive.
- conj. obsolete If; though. See An, conj.
Etymologies
- From Middle English anden, from Old English andian ("to be envious or jealous, envy") adn Old Norse anda ("to breath"); both from Proto-Germanic *andōnan (“to breathe, sputter”). Cognate with German ahnden ("to avenge, punish"), Danish ånde ("to breathe"), Swedish andas ("to breathe"), Icelandic anda ("to breathe"). See above. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Old English. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“And he shall enter into the quiet and plentiful cities of the Province_ [of _Phoenicia_;] _and_ [to ingratiate himself with the _Jews_ of _Phoenicia_ and _Egypt_, and with their friends] _he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers fathers: he shall scatter among them the prey and the spoil, and the riches_ [exacted from other places;] _and shall forecast his devices against the strong holds_ [of _Egypt_] _even for a time.”
Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John
“a foundation for perpetual _We must therefore_ acquiesce league and amity with them; in the necessity which denounces but that submission to their our separation, _and hold them_ parliament was no part of our as we hold the rest of mankind, constitution, nor ever in idea enemies in war, in peace if history may be credited; friends. and_ we appealed to their native justice and magnanimity,”
“[HAMET _leaves_ OZMYN _ (who cannot rise), and both he and_ ZULEMA _fall on_ ALMANZOR, _and press him; he retires, and_ HAMET, _advancing first, is run through the body, and falls.”
The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 04
“We'll close the restaurant for the first time! for two hours on Wedneday, Feb. 16, and the 240 guests will have free access to the dining room, patios..and all of the kitchen and bake areas.”
The Huffington Post: Jay Weston: Scripps College Receives White House Award
“We will be making� space in every single institution, national, international, � regional and local in which we find that men and� women do not share power equally.”
Remarks by Bella Abzug at the 42nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
“ Pet store owners and their Washington lobbyists are fit to be tied over this nanny commission proposal, and rightly so.”
Consumer Reports: No more hamster dance? San Francisco mulls ban on pet sales
“(Soundbite of laughter) TURAN: "Knight and Day" �is a romantic thriller that very much wants to duplicate the success of Alfred Hitchcock entertainments like "North By Northwest" �and� "To Catch A Thief.”
“Facebook and other sites which offer "vertical search" and the government, regarding issues of privacy and concentration of power.”
“To avoid ticks, tuck pants into socks and wear closed shoes and a hat; and .”
Consumer Reports: For the weekend: 4 fuss-free ways to healthy up your Memorial Day
“When shopping for a juicer, look for: • a wide feeding tube, which can eliminate some of cutting work; • a special brush, which makes cleaning the filter basket less onerous; • an interlocking pulp container, which saves you the mess of spattered pulp by preventing the machine from starting unless the container is attached; and• a juice container for foam-free pouring and fewer spills. —”
Consumer Reports: In Consumer Reports' review of juice makers, not all models are up to the job
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘and’.
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The Universal Calculator
Obviates the need for other devices or calculations--it will have a button for everything, and it will solve everything.
qwerty keyboard, shift key, control, home, end, pause, log, sin, space, enter, plus, numb and 241 more...
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MANY A WORD!
This is just a list, right, that I'm gonna, like, fill with words, that, like, are every word that I can, like, think of with, ahhmm, my brain.
and, able, art, ass, algebra, amp, ankle, booze, bong, aura, bling, bright and 134 more...
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EN - Glasgow stop list
Words to be replaced by a paragraph mark if you are after terms and MWEs.
yours, yourself, yet, your, without, you, within, will, yourselves, would, why, with and 291 more...
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3-letter Scrabble Words
aah, aal, aas, aba, abo, abs, aby, ace, act, add, ado, ads and 995 more...
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3 Letter Words
A list of English words that are three letters long.
ace, act, ade, ado, add, ads, age, ago, ail, air, aim, all and 397 more...
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Hence
Words with definitions that have a "hence" in them.
hanger, Deet, tripe, spindlelegs, fiddle, store, pluck, snap, villain, link, comedy, particular and 410 more...
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Words that start with A
alphabet, alligator, ate, actual, annual, activity, analyze, ability, astronaut, add, ape, aches and 20 more...
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GAHHHHH!!!
you see, i like this boy, but, he doesnt want a ..., and this other gi..., as well, and her, boobs, are bigger than mine, and he likes boobs, and i think she l..., and now hes spend... and 47 more...
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fml
i hate this, place time everyt..., im so sick, of the people, in my life, and im sick of boys, and apparently im..., even though im no..., and, i cant stand bein..., i hate being at s..., i dont want to le... and 8 more...
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agreement
in the first place, not only ... but ..., as a matter of fact, in like manner, in addition, coupled with, in the same fashi..., first, second, third, in the light of, not to mention, to say nothing of, equally important and 22 more...
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urg sometimes!
urg sometimes, i just want to ne..., but for some, reason, i just keep comin..., i no longer worsh..., i still respect y..., but on top of that, i am afraid of th..., love for one, well really men i..., like i love men and 11 more...
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broken
unable, to, complete, request, sorry, something, has, gone, terribly, wrong, When, the and 35 more...
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Resident Pipsiculturalist Makes Huge ...
See comments on pipsiculture and homosexuality, which have nothing to do with each other except that I read comments on them at around the same time on the same day.
See also the list ...heterosexuality, homosexuality, agriculture, argumentative, that, article, thus, make, do, the, interesting, like and 106 more...
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bootload's Words
grouse, beaut, ripper, gassit, hack, hacking, twit, spon, goon, rosella, magpie, galah and 184 more...
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adamogiovane's Words
older woman, younger man, age gap relationship, non-fiction, sensuality, relationship, life, sex, love, hugs, kisses, breast and 147 more...
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Two years
Okay, I admit it. I made a list of words my daughter knew when she was two years old.
bat, baba, a, abalone, about, acorn, adrienne, after, again, airplane, alison, all and 694 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for and.

PossibleUnderscore Wow. People have actually listed this. Oh well, I guess it has been WAY under-rated. Jul 17, 2009
chained_bear Don't forget gunpowder. Oct 22, 2008
yarb HA HA HA!! Oct 22, 2008
bilby Usage on barouche. Oct 22, 2008
mollusque And. Feb 5, 2008
asativum And? Feb 5, 2008
skipvia Leaving the commas out of that sentence would present an interesting challenge... Jan 31, 2008
sionnach Wouldn't the sentence "I want to put a hyphen between the words Fish and and and and and Chips in my 'Fish and Chips' sign" have been clearer if quotation marks had been placed before Fish, and between Fish and and, and and and and, and and and and, and and and and, and and and and, and and and Chips, as well as after Chips? Jan 31, 2008
reesetee I think it's just intimidated. Jan 27, 2008
asativum Hmph. Figures WeirdNet would be classist. Jan 26, 2008
john Yep--from the WordNet FAQ, section 1.1.1:
"WordNet only contains "open-class words": nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Thus, excluded words include determiners, prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions, and particles." Jan 26, 2008
asativum Wow. WeirdNet doesn't even try to touch and. Jan 26, 2008