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

Related Words

• affix