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and

conjunction

/ænd/

Meaning

Used to connect words or sentences that are to be taken jointly.

She bought apples and oranges.

plus, along with, together with, as well as

or, but

and so, and then, and finally, and also

in spite of the fact that; even though

used to link alternatives

used to connect two negative alternatives

used to express a doubt or choice between alternatives

used to introduce a fact that makes the main statement of the sentence seem surprising or unexpected

used to introduce a negative clause after a negative statement