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

To which he appends, “give people money and, in economic terms, magic happens.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Twitter, where the video had been posted initially, eventually appended a label identifying it as an AI fake.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Related Words

• affix