- to add as a supplement: to append a footnote
- to attach; hang on
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ap•pend /əˈpɛnd/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object (+ to + object)]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to add as a piece at the end of a writing:to append a note to a letter.
- to put on;
to affix: to append one's signature to a will.
ap•pend
(ə pend′),USA pronunciation v.t.
- to add as a supplement, accessory, or appendix;
subjoin:to append a note to a letter. - to attach or suspend as a pendant.
- to sign a document with;
affix:to append one's signature to a will.
- Latin appendere, equivalent. to ap- ap1 + -pendere to hang (transitive)
- 1640–50
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append /əˈpɛnd/ vb (transitive)
'append' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
affix
- annex
- appendix
- attach
- tack
- tag
- add
- adjoin
- appendage
- appendant
- appendectomy
- auricular appendage
- misappended
- nonappendance
- nonappendant
- nonappendence
- nonappendent
- postfix
- unappendaged
- unappended
- shirttail
- subjoin
- subscribe