append

American  

[uh-pend] / əˈpɛnd /

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.

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append British  

/ əˈpɛnd /

verb

1. to add as a supplement

   to append a footnote

2. to attach; hang on

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Other Word Forms

• misappended adjective
• unappended adjective

Etymology

Origin of append

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

Example Sentences

However, he adds that other features, like "community notes" that allow contributors to append context to a viral post, shows the platform is taking transparency seriously.

From BBC

But demolishing the East Wing and appending a 90,000-square-foot ballroom is, quite simply, not the same thing.

From The Wall Street Journal

We each appended a message to explain why the Reuters report was just plain wrong.

From Los Angeles Times

Sharks had been swimming in the culture before that, to be sure, often with the prefix “man-eating” appended, though men eat sharks too, and way more often — so who’s the real apex predator?

From Los Angeles Times

That’s been one of his things this tour: when a city has earned it, he will append the f-bomb to the city’s name out of respect.

From Salon

Related Words

• affix