[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/and/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) / and # and conjunction «and» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. And joins two words or two parts of a sentence: bread and butter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#m1) 2. And can mean then, after that: she smiled and waved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#m2) 3. In numbers said aloud, and links parts: one hundred and five. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#m3) 4. And can mean «plus» in sums: two and three make five. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#m4) 5. (casual) «And?» or «So?» on its own means «so what, why does it matter?», often rude. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#m5) 6. (casual) Chatty speakers start sentence after sentence with «and» or «and then», and «and that» or «and stuff» (UK, Australia) means «and so on». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#m6) 7. (formal) The exam voice joins with «as well as», «in addition to», «together with», «furthermore». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#m7) ### In the lessons joining things on the table or two parts of a story; in maths «and» often joins two amounts that may be added («4 red and 7 green»), and «3 and 4 make 7»; in everyday life «and so on», «and then», «try and do it», «nice and warm» (pleasantly warm); in casual talk «and?» (so what?), «and that», «and stuff», long chains «and then … and then»; in the exam voice «in addition to», «together with», «furthermore», «as well as» ### Examples - Student: one book and one plum [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x1) - Ben bought 6 cards on Monday and 5 cards on Tuesday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x2) - Mia has 4 red balls and 7 green balls. How many balls does she have? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x3) - Leo had 9 kites and lost 5. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x4) - Two and three make five. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x5) - I like cats and dogs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x6) - We went to the beach and built a sandcastle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x7) - My grandpa is ninety and still swims every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x8) - and then the bus was late, and then nan rang, anyway she gave me 4 [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x9) - «I ate the last 3 biscuits.» «And? There's loads more.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x10) - Me and Jo got crisps and drinks and stuff. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x11) - Mia possesses 4 red spheres in addition to 7 green spheres; ascertain the total quantity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x12) - "Some wine and meat," she replied. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x13) ### Note Joining two amounts of the same thing often means adding them; «in addition to» and «together with» in an exam work the same way. Trap: «and» alone is not enough: «had 9 and lost 5» is subtraction, so read the verb after it. In a long chatty «and then … and then» story, the asides do not change the numbers: keep only the counts that matter. «And?» said alone is a rude «so what?», not a sum. In writing, do not start every sentence with «and»; join ideas inside one sentence. ## In Jewish tradition In the Torah it often starts a sentence, like the Hebrew letter vav, which means "and" and links one event to the next. **Interpretation.** The vav is also called the "hook" letter, and the rabbis sometimes see meaning in an extra "and", reading it as adding something more. ### Examples - And God called the firmament Heaven. (Torah GEN.1.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/and/#x1) - And God spoke unto Noah, saying: (Torah GEN.8.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/and/#x2) - and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah; (Torah GEN.10.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/and/#x3) - All the kings thirty and one. (Prophets JOS.12.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/and/#x4) - and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath; (Prophets JOS.13.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/and/#x5) - and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah; (Prophets JOS.15.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/and/#x6) ### Note Joining two amounts of the same thing often means adding them; «in addition to» and «together with» in an exam work the same way. Trap: «and» alone is not enough: «had 9 and lost 5» is subtraction, so read the verb after it. In a long chatty «and then … and then» story, the asides do not change the numbers: keep only the counts that matter. «And?» said alone is a rude «so what?», not a sum. In writing, do not start every sentence with «and»; join ideas inside one sentence. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «and» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«and» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/and.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «and» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/and/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«and» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/and.html) on Mova free.