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Definition of append

append

/əˈpɛnd/
ap · pend
Adjective:appendant
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Past Simple:appended
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Past Participle:appended
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Present Participle:appending
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• verb

1

To add something as an attachment or supplement, especially to the end of a written document.

Example

"The committee decided to append the financial projections to the final report."

2

To add new data, characters, or elements to the end of an existing file, string, or data structure (in computing).

Example

"The script is configured to append each new log entry to the bottom of the text file rather than overwriting it."

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• Rhymes for append

• Nearby Words

appeasingly
appellant
appellate
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appendage
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appendicitis

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Latin 'appendere', meaning 'to hang upon' or 'to cause to hang down', formed from the assimilated prefix 'ad-' (to, toward) and 'pendere' (to hang).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Append. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/append
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