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[tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.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://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#m7) ### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x1) - Ben bought 6 cards on Monday and 5 cards on Tuesday. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x3) - Leo had 9 kites and lost 5. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x4) - Two and three make five. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x5) - I like cats and dogs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x6) - We went to the beach and built a sandcastle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x7) - My grandpa is ninety and still swims every day. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x9) - «I ate the last 3 biscuits.» «And? There's loads more.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x10) - Me and Jo got crisps and drinks and stuff. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/#x12) - "Some wine and meat," she replied. [tree →](https://md.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 the corpora - [Stories about annoying colleagues told at home are private and should not be repeated outside.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job/8/) - [Shops, hospitals, buses and factories need people at all hours, so their workers follow a rota that can change every week.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/1/) - [Night shifts mean working through the night and sleeping in the day; nurses, drivers, bakers and warehouse workers often do them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/6/) - [Being turned down is normal for everyone, and being picked is the reward for trying again and again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/3/) - [Job hunting means searching adverts and sending applications, often dozens before getting anywhere; many get no reply at all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/5/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «and» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/and/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.