append

[ uh-pend ]

verb (used with object)

1. to add as a supplement, accessory, or appendix; subjoin:

   to append a note to a letter.

2. to attach or suspend as a pendant.
3. to sign a document with; affix:

   to append one's signature to a will.

append

/ əˈpɛnd /

verb

1. to add as a supplement

   to append a footnote

2. to attach; hang on

Other Words From

• misap·pended adjective
• unap·pended adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of append¹

1640–50; < Latin appendere, equivalent to ap- ap- ¹( def ) + -pendere to hang (transitive)

Word History and Origins

Origin of append¹

C15: from Late Latin appendere to hang (something) from, from Latin pendere to hang

Example Sentences

We can be sure that such reminders help, just as those exhortations to “drink responsibly” appended to TV ads for beer, whiskey and bourbon have succeeded in eradicating alcoholism in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times

Many people, me included, have gotten in the habit of appending “Reddit.com” to our Google searches, to ensure we actually get something useful.

From New York Times

A major scientific publisher also appended a blunt note to the article that it had originally taken down without explanation in 2022.

From New York Times

Two explanatory notes that X users appended to Porter’s social media post offered helpful context.

From Los Angeles Times

"I figured that we could append two branch tails as 'boosters' into the lipidoid to promote the delivery of mRNA," says Han.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• affix