and
pronunciation
How to pronounce and in British English:
UK [ənd; ən; n; ænd]
How to pronounce and in American English:
US [ ənd,ən,n,ænd]
Word Origin
- and
- and: [OE] A word as ancient as the English language itself, which has persisted virtually unchanged since at least 700 AD, and has cognates in other Germanic languages (German und, Dutch en), but no convincing ultimate ancestor for it has been identified
- and (conj.)
- Old English and, ond, originally meaning "thereupon, next," from Proto-Germanic *unda (cognates: Old Saxon endi, Old Frisian anda, Middle Dutch ende, Old High German enti, German und, Old Norse enn), from PIE *en; cognate with Latin ante, Greek anti (see ante). Phrase and how as an exclamation of emphatic agreement dates from early 1900s.
Example
- 1. I love music and dancing .
- 2. Bonuses and expansion are history .
- 3. America and iran must talk .
- 4. And money is still cheap .
- 5. Click virtualbox and choose repair .