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to append

to append

7 4.6
To add something to the end of a document or list
  • verb
  • /əˈpɛnd/
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  • I reproduced these abstracts and appended my own summary of ideological content.
  • appended to this article
  • appended to the statement
  • appended a provision

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Examples

  • My complete remarks, which were published in Blackacre on 6 May 1997, are appended to this article.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The firm also had to decide what suffix to append to its name.

    Academic text (1994)

  • So since I have the memory contents, I can append one more number to the end of the stream.

  • I have, as you can see, appended to your orders a statement over my signature... to the effect that I assume total and complete responsibility for all such actions.

    Major Dundee (1965)

  • The last addition appended another 54,000 acres, most of which was range land.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Additional instructions were appended to CTPR's original School Tobacco Policy Index.

    Academic text (2013)

  • For example, in May 1982 several amendments were appended to the fiscal 1983 defense authorization bill.

    Academic text (1991)

  • You can append additional notes at the end of your report.

  • The teacher asked us to append our signatures to the bottom of the petition.

  • I will append a summary to the document for better understanding.

Synonyms

to supplement
vsto append
61 4.3

To add extra information to make something more complete

means adding to the end without implying improvement or filling a lack
to tack on
vsto append
19 4.1

Add something extra that was not planned

is a neutral addition at the end rather than an afterthought
to affix
vsto append
18 5.0

To attach something to another thing by sticking or fastening it

is about adding items at a document or list end not physical sticking
to add on
vsto append
9 3.2

To attach something extra to what already exists

is used specifically to add items at the end of documents or lists
to tag on
vsto append
  • Informal
2 3.4

To add something extra at the end

is used for deliberate end additions rather than late casual extras
to subjoin
vsto append
9.3

To add a short comment at the end of a text

is used to add items to the end of documents or lists

Antonyms

to remove
∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

How Firm

to attach
459 2.5
to affix
18 5.0
to append
7 4.6
to add
∞ 1.0
to tack on
19 4.1

Surface Forms

append infinitive
appended past
appended past participle
appending present participle
appends third person singular

Etymology

The word append comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and pendere 'to hang'. Think of hanging a small tag onto the end of a list—like a pendant that hangs from a necklace—so to append something is to attach or add it at the end.