append

/əˈpɛnd/

/əˈpɛnd/

Other forms: appended; appending; appends

To append means to add on, usually to the end of something. You might want to append a clause onto a contract if you feel something has been left unsaid in it.

You’ve probably seen the word append before, at least as part of another word: appendix. An appendix is a final section appended onto a book that offers additional information or notes. You can also use append to mean to fix onto or to attach usually at the end. Sometimes you can change the meaning of a word by removing the suffix and appending another to it. You'd best not append your presentation with the remark that you actually don't know what you are talking about.

Definitions of append

1. verb

   fix to; attach
   “append a charm to the necklace”

   synonyms: hang on, tack, tack on, tag on

   types:

   subjoin

   add to the end

   type of:

   attach

   cause to be attached
2. verb

   add to the very end
   “He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language”

   synonyms: add on, affix, supplement

   types:

   annex

   attach to

   type of:

   attach

   cause to be attached
3. verb

   state or say further
   synonyms: add, supply

   types:

   insert, slip in, sneak in, stick in

   insert casually

   toss in

   add casually to a conversation

   spatchcock

   interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story

   type of:

   say, state, tell

   express in words