append

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended
2. (transitive) To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex
3. To write more data to the end of a pre-existing file, string, or other object.

Noun

An instance of writing more data to the end of an existing file.

Synonyms

add

attach

affix

annex

supplement

join

add on

tack

tack on

tag on

apply

increase

suffix

put on

supply

put onto

addition

assign

tag

augment

hang up

hang on

unite

suspend

adjoin

fasten

add to

subjoin

paste

place

link up

completement

cut in

construct

appendix

connect

compose

annexation

combine

colligate

build

include

blend in

alter

adjust

hook up

heap up

attachment

inflict

hang

Translations

añadir

aggiungere

ajouter

anfügen

acrescentar

toevoegen

joindre

hinzufügen

🗣️

beifügen

adjuntar

bijvoegen

addieren

apposer

anhängen

adicionar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌˈpɛnd/

Etymology

Cognate with Old French: apendre

Inherited from Middle English: appenden

Cognate with Old English: appenden

In summary

From Latin appendere (“to hang up, suspend on, pay out”), via Old French apendre, appendre, via Middle English appenden; from ad (“on, upon, against”) + pendere (“to suspend, hang”), equivalent to ad- + pend. Compare with Old English appenden, apenden (“to belong”). See also pendant.