and
/ən(d)/
conjunction
—used as a function word to indicate connection or addition especially of items within the same class or type—used to join sentence elements of the same grammatical rank or function
—used as a function word to express logical modification, consequence, antithesis, or supplementary explanation
—used as a function word to join one finite verb (such as go, come, try) to another so that together they are logically equivalent to an infinitive of purpose
noun
a logical operator that requires both of two inputs to be present or two conditions to be met for an output to be made or a statement to be executed
adverb
—used to emphasize the preceding idea