<p><strong>Conjunction</strong></p><ul><li>(used to connect grammatically coordinate words, phrases, or clauses) along or together with; as well as; in addition to; besides; also; moreover: pens and pencils.</li><li>Added to; plus: 2 and 2 are 4.</li><li>Then: He read for an hour and went to bed.</li><li>Also, at the same time: to sleep and dream.</li><li>Then again; repeatedly: He coughed and coughed.</li><li>(used to imply different qualities in things having the same name): There are bargains and bargains, so watch out.</li><li>(used to introduce a sentence, implying continuation) also; then: And then it happened.</li><li>Informal: to (used between two finite verbs): Try and do it. Call and see if she’s home yet.</li><li>(used to introduce a consequence or conditional result): He felt sick and decided to lie down for a while. Say one more word about it and I’ll scream.</li><li>But; on the contrary: He tried to run five miles and couldn’t. They said they were about to leave and then stayed for two more hours.</li><li>(used to connect alternatives): He felt that he was being forced to choose between his career and his family.</li><li>(used to introduce a comment on the preceding clause): They don’t like each other—and with good reason.</li><li>Archaic: if: Compare an 2.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An added condition, stipulation, detail, or particular: He accepted the job, no ands or buts about it.</li></ul>