append

verb

ap·pend ə-ˈpend How to pronounce append (audio)

appended; appending; appends

transitive verb

: attach, affix

appended a diagram to the instructions

: to add as a supplement or appendix (as in a book)

notes appended to each chapter

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Append is a somewhat formal word. Lawyers, for example, often speak of appending items to other documents, and lawmakers frequently append small bills to big ones, hoping that everyone will be paying attention only to the main part of the big bill and won't notice. When we append a small separate section to the end of a report or a book, we call it an appendix. But in the early years of email, the words we decided on were attach and attachment, probably because appendixes are thought of as unimportant, whereas the attachment is often the whole reason for sending an email.

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append the prefix “un-” to each of these words

Recent Examples on the Web The Times didn’t append a correction to the story as it might be expected to do when fixing a factual inaccuracy.

Allysia Finley, WSJ, 6 June 2022 Barrett also called for platforms to append a label to the video, identifying it as a simulation and directing users to authoritative sources of imagery and news about the Russian invasion.

Alexandra S. Levine, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 While Democrats have promised to append the aid to a long-term spending deal, known as the omnibus, lawmakers have until March 11 to reach a bipartisan bargain with Republicans, otherwise key federal agencies are set to shutdown.

Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2022 The University of Alabama System’s Board of Trustees initially wanted to append Lucy’s name to Graves’.

Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al, 25 Feb. 2022 But attackers were able to inconspicuously append a malicious script to the file without impacting Microsoft's stamp of approval.

Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 5 Jan. 2022 This lack of basic, seemingly simple technology creates an uneven playing field that requires other teams to append additional processes to keep everyone working at the same pace at the expense of maximizing potential productivity.

Jens Gamperl, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021 Zaha Hadid drew up an unbuilt scheme to take the building down to its skeleton, add 40 floors, and (if the rendering was to be believed) somehow magically append a nonexistent park in front.

Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2021 Facebook chose to append a generic label to most of that content rather than ban it.

Elizabeth Dwoskin, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2021 See More

单词	append
释义	append verb ap·pend ə-ˈpend appended; appending; appends transitive verb 1 : attach, affix appended a diagram to the instructions 2 : to add as a supplement or appendix (as in a book) notes appended to each chapter Did you know? Add Append Onto Your Vocabulary Append is a somewhat formal word. Lawyers, for example, often speak of appending items to other documents, and lawmakers frequently append small bills to big ones, hoping that everyone will be paying attention only to the main part of the big bill and won't notice. When we append a small separate section to the end of a report or a book, we call it an appendix. But in the early years of email, the words we decided on were attach and attachment, probably because appendixes are thought of as unimportant, whereas the attachment is often the whole reason for sending an email. Synonyms add adjoin annex subjoin tack (on) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences append the prefix “un-” to each of these words Recent Examples on the Web The Times didn’t append a correction to the story as it might be expected to do when fixing a factual inaccuracy. Allysia Finley, WSJ, 6 June 2022 Barrett also called for platforms to append a label to the video, identifying it as a simulation and directing users to authoritative sources of imagery and news about the Russian invasion. Alexandra S. Levine, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 While Democrats have promised to append the aid to a long-term spending deal, known as the omnibus, lawmakers have until March 11 to reach a bipartisan bargain with Republicans, otherwise key federal agencies are set to shutdown. Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2022 The University of Alabama System’s Board of Trustees initially wanted to append Lucy’s name to Graves’. Ruth Serven Smith \| Rserven@al.com, al, 25 Feb. 2022 But attackers were able to inconspicuously append a malicious script to the file without impacting Microsoft's stamp of approval. Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 5 Jan. 2022 This lack of basic, seemingly simple technology creates an uneven playing field that requires other teams to append additional processes to keep everyone working at the same pace at the expense of maximizing potential productivity. Jens Gamperl, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021 Zaha Hadid drew up an unbuilt scheme to take the building down to its skeleton, add 40 floors, and (if the rendering was to be believed) somehow magically append a nonexistent park in front. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2021 Facebook chose to append a generic label to most of that content rather than ban it. Elizabeth Dwoskin, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2021 See More Word History Etymology Latin appendere, to hang, weigh out, from ad- + pendere to weigh — more at pendant First Known Use circa 1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition append verb ap·pend ə-ˈpend appended; appending : to add as something extra append a postscript append verb as in to add to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase append the prefix "un-" to each of these words Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance add attach insert introduce subjoin annex affix expand adjoin tack (on) augment tag tie inject increase extend infuse fasten lengthen prolong complement enhance multiply amplify elongate enforce supply supplement reinforce enlarge graft escalate intensify compound fix protract heighten aggrandize hitch maximize boost magnify strengthen interfuse reenforce raise swell (up) beef (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms remove subtract deduct detach separate take off reduce sever abate disconnect cut shorten unfasten knock off excise decrease amputate diminish lessen curtail disjoin lower abbreviate abridge bate lop (off) compress contract retrench constrict condense cut back See More
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append

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