and

A1
US /ænd/
conj noun verb Freq #7

Meanings

  1. 1
    conj

    As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.

    Soupes dorye. — Take gode almaunde mylke […] caste þher-to Safroun an Salt […]

  2. 2
    conj

    Expressing a condition.

    "Where ys Sir Launcelot?" seyde King Arthure. "And he were here, he wolde nat grucche to do batayle for you."

  3. 3
    noun

    In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

    The same goes for measure 42, when you begin the phrase on the and of 1, because that kind of lick can easily bog down the time.

  4. 4
    noun

    The binary operator and, only true if both of two inputs is true. In infix notation.

    The proof (Tables 9 and 10) of idempotence for both OR and AND follows from examining the definition of each operation under the constraint that both inputs have the same value.

  5. 5
    verb

    To combine (a value) with another value by means of this operator.

    If an internal node is encountered that contains a mask, the search key is logically ANDed with the mask and another search is made of the subtree...

  6. 6
    conj

    Connecting two well-formed formulas to create a new well-formed formula that requires it to only be true when both of the two formulas are true.

  7. 7
    noun

    Breath.

  8. 8
    noun

    Sea smoke; steam fog.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Germanic *andi Old English and Middle English and English and Inherited from Middle English and, an, from Old English and, ond, end, from Proto-West Germanic *andi, from Proto-Germanic *andi, *anþi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“facing opposite, near, in front of, before”). Cognate with Scots an (“and”), North Frisian än (“and”), Saterland Frisian un (“and”), West Frisian en (“and”), Dutch en, ende (“and”), German und (“and”), German Low…

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
x
Opposites
anunand
Word family
Derived forms xand
Related forms falseififfimpliesnandnornotortruexor

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