- and
- strong conjunction
1 used to join two words, parts of sentences, etc: Do you want a pen and a bit of paper? | The film starred Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine. | We've dealt with items one, two, and eleven. | We'll have to reduce costs and borrow more money. | You need to know what rights you have and how to use them.2 then; afterwards: Have your lunch and get a bath. | She picked up the kitten and put it in the box. | He knocked on the door and went in. | wait and see: You'll have to wait and see what happens.3 used to say that something is caused by something else: I missed supper and I'm starving! | She took some medicine and was sick.4 used when adding numbers: Six and four is ten.5 come and .../go and .../try and ... etc especially BrE used instead of `to': Shall we go and have a cup of coffee? | I'll see if I can try and persuade her to come.6 spoken used to introduce a statement, comment, question etc: And now I'd like to introduce our next speaker, Mrs Thompson. | "We're trying to sort out our next holiday." "And where's the favourite place?" "Oh, America."7 used between repeated words to emphasize what you are saying: More and more people are losing their jobs. | We waited for hours and hours! | That was years and years ago. | We ran and ran.8 nice and .../good and ... used to emphasize how nice or good something is: I like my tea nice and hot.9 a hundred and four/three thousand, five hundred and seventy six etc used after the word `hundred' and before the numbers 1 to 99 when saying numbers10 three and three quarters, nineteen and a half etc used after the whole number and before the fraction (2) when saying numbers: in about two and a half month's time | five and a quarter percent11 used in descriptions of food and drink to mean served with: Do you want some fish and chips? | I'll have a gin and tonic. | bread and butter (=bread with butter spread on it)12 there are experts and experts/computers and computers etc used to say that some are much better than others13 and? spoken used when you want someone to add something to what they have just said: "I'm sorry." "And?" "And I promise it won't happen again."
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.