What does “and” mean?
- 1
conjunctionused to join words or parts of a sentence
I bought bread and milk.
- 2
conjunctionused to show that one thing happens after or because of another
She opened the door and walked in.
And at a glance
- Part of speech
- conjunction
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ənd/ · AND
How to use “and” correctly
In a list, put “and” before the last item: “red, white and blue”. In fast speech it often sounds like “n”: “rock ’n’ roll”.
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- nor conjunctionB1used after “neither” to add another negative choice
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