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 Word Forms

• misappended adjective
• unappended 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

Example Sentences

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

We can be sure that such reminders help, just as those exhortations to “drink responsibly” appended to TV ads for beer, whiskey and bourbon have succeeded in eradicating alcoholism in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times

Many people, me included, have gotten in the habit of appending “Reddit.com” to our Google searches, to ensure we actually get something useful.

From New York Times

Related Words

• affix