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# annex

noun (an annex, annexes; UK often annexe); verb (annex, annexes, annexed, annexing)

«annex» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (noun) An extra building joined to or near a main building: «the school annexe». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annex/#m1)
2. (noun) An extra part added to a document. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annex/#m2)
3. (verb) To take control of land or a country and make it part of your own, usually by force and without agreement: «Russia annexed Crimea». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annex/#m3)
4. (verb) To add something as an extra part. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annex/#m4)

### In the lessons

In history and news lessons «annex» describes one country seizing land from another; most countries in the UN called Russia's annexation of Crimea illegal. In school life, the «annexe» is often an extra classroom block. Noun: annexation.

### Examples

- Our art lessons are in the annexe behind the main building. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annex/#x1)
- The hotel has a new annexe with ten rooms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annex/#x2)
- Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine, and most UN members voted that this was not valid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annex/#x3)
- The empire annexed the small kingdom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annex/#x4)
- See the annex at the end of the report for the tables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annex/#x5)
- The library annexe is open on Saturdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annex/#x6)

### Note

Stress: noun «AN-eks», verb «uh-NEKS». UK spelling for the building: «annexe»; US: «annex». Annexing land by force is against international law. Do not confuse with «attach» (simply join).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «annex» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annex/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«annex» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/annex.html) on Mova free.