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et — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • and conj Used to join two words, phrases, or ideas that go together.
  • to particle Used before a verb to form the infinitive.
  • too adv Also; in addition.

Senses

et is used for these senses in English:

  • and Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (now dated); connecting shillings to pence in a monetary quantity (now historical); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often omitted in US); to connect fractions to wholes. [from 10th c.]
  • and (now, colloquial, or, literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
  • to (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
  • too (focus) Likewise.

and — full definition

  1. conj Used to join two words, phrases, or ideas that go together.
  2. conj Used to link two clauses or sentences, often showing a sequence, result, or contrast.

to — full definition

  1. particle Used before a verb to form the infinitive.
  2. prep Indicating direction or destination — moving toward or arriving at something.
  3. prep Indicating a result, limit, or degree reached.
  4. conj Used to mean "in order to", expressing purpose.

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