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append

/əˈpend/uh-PEND
/əˈpɛnd/uh-PEND

Meaninghang onto

Common meaning: add at the end

Journey through time

  1. Latinadsource
  2. Old Frenchappendresource
  3. Middle Englishappenden‘belong to’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsbelong to → add at the endappend‘add at the end’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin ad ‘hang onto’.

Roots

  • ad Latin “hang onto”

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