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# append

verb (append, appends, appended, appending)

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

## Everyday

1. (formal) To add something to the end of a document, list or piece of writing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/append/#m1)
2. (computing) To add an item to the end of a list or file. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/append/#m2)

### In the lessons

In formal writing: append a note, appended a list of sources. In coding lessons: append an item to a list. Phrases: append to, appended list.

### Examples

- Please append your name to the end of the letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/append/#x1)
- The teacher appended a note to my report. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/append/#x2)
- In the code, we append each new score to the list. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/append/#x3)
- A list of sources is appended to the essay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/append/#x4)
- Append the new word to the bottom of the spelling list. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/append/#x5)
- The program appends the line to the file. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/append/#x6)
- All the doctors could certify to that and they all put their names to this and appended their seals, and then they had done all they could. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/append/#x7)

### Note

Formal; everyday: add on, add at the end. Related noun: appendix (an extra section at the end of a book; plural appendices). Not related to "depend" in meaning.

## On Mova

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