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I Show Repeated Conjunction ənd ən Bread Butter

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WordType (conjunction)
Phonetic /ənd/ /ən/
Example
  • bread and butter
  • a table, two chairs and a desk
  • sue and i left early.
  • do it slowly and carefully.
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(conjunction)/ənd/ /ən/
  1. also; in addition to
    • bread and butter
    • a table, two chairs and a desk
    • Sue and I left early.
    • Do it slowly and carefully.
    • Can he read and write?
    • I cooked lunch. And I made a cake. (= you are emphasizing how much you have done)
  2. then; following this
    • She came in and took her coat off.
  3. used before a verb instead of to, to show purpose
    • Go and get me a pen please.
    • I'll come and see you soon.
    • We stopped and bought some bread.
  4. used to introduce a comment or a question
    • ‘We talked for hours.’ ‘And what did you decide?’
  5. as a result
    • Miss another class and you'll fail.
  6. added to
    • SYNONYM plus1
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    • 5 and 5 makes 10.
    • What's 47 and 16?
  7. used between repeated words to show that something is repeated or continuing
    • He tried and tried but without success.
    • The pain got worse and worse.
  8. used between repeated words to show that there are important differences between things or people of the same kind
    • I like city life but there are cities and cities.

    Word Origin

    • Old English and, ond, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch en and German und.
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