Main Entry: and

Pronunciation: \ən(d), (ˈ)an(d), usually ^ən(d) after t, d, s or z, often ^əm after p or b, sometimes ^əŋ after k or g\

Function: conjunction

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German unti and

Date: before 12th century

1 —used as a function word to indicate connection or addition especially of items within the same class or type ; used to join sentence elements of the same grammatical rank or function
2 a —used as a function word to express logical modification, consequence, antithesis, or supplementary explanation b —used as a function word to join one finite verb (as go, come, try) to another so that together they are logically equivalent to an infinitive of purpose <come and see me>
3 obsolete : if
4 —used in logic to form a conjunction

— and so forth \ən-ˈsō-ˌfȯrth\ 1 : and others or more of the same or similar kind
2 : further in the same or similar manner
3 : and the rest
4 : and other things

— and so on \ən-ˈsō-ˌȯn, -ˌän\ : and so forth