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7 CONJ You use and at the beginning of a sentence to introduce something else that you want to add to what you have just said. Some people think that starting a sentence with and is ungrammatical, but it is now quite common in both spoken and written English. □  Commuter airlines fly to out-of-the-way places. And business travelers are the ones who go to those locations.

8 CONJ You use and to introduce a question which follows logically from what someone has just said. □  'He used to be so handsome.'—'And now?'.

9 CONJ And is used by broadcasters and people making announcements to change a topic or to start talking about a topic they have just mentioned. □  And now the headlines.

10 CONJ You use and to indicate that two numbers are to be added together. □  What does two and two make?

11 CONJ And is used before a fraction that comes after a whole number. □  …spent five and a half years. □  …fourteen and a quarter per cent.

12 CONJ You use and in numbers larger than one hundred, after the words 'hundred' or 'thousand' and before other numbers. □  …three thousand and twenty-six pounds.

an|dan|te /ændæ nti/ (andantes )

1 ADV [ADV after v] Andante written above a piece of music means that it should be played fairly slowly.

2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] An andante is a piece of music that is played fairly slowly.

an|drogy|nous /ændrɒ dʒ I nəs/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] In biology, an androgynous person, animal, or plant has both male and female sexual characteristics. [TECHNICAL ]

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe someone as androgynous , you mean that they are not distinctly masculine or feminine in appearance or in behaviour.

an|drogy|ny /ændrɒ dʒ I ni/ N‑UNCOUNT Androgyny is the state of being neither distinctly masculine nor distinctly feminine.

an|droid /æ ndrɔ I d/ (androids )

1 N‑COUNT In science fiction books and films, an android is a robot that looks like a human being.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Android is an operating system for mobile phones and tablets. [COMPUTING , TRADEMARK ]

3 N‑COUNT An Android is a mobile phone or tablet that uses this software. [TRADEMARK , COMPUTING ]

an|ec|do|tal /æ n I kdoʊ t ^ə l/ ADJ Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid. □  Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales in Europe have slipped.

an|ec|dote /æ n I kdoʊt/ (anecdotes ) N‑VAR An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened.

anemia /əniː miə/ → see anaemia

anemic /əniː m I k/ → see anaemic

anemo|ne /əne məni/ (anemones ) N‑COUNT An anemone is a garden plant with red, purple, or white flowers.

an|es|the|sia /æ n I sθiː ziə, -ʒə/ → see anaesthesia

an|es|thesi|olo|gist /æ n I sθiːziɒ lədʒ I st/ (anesthesiologists ) N‑COUNT An anesthesiologist is a doctor who specializes in giving anaesthetics to patients. [AM ] in BRIT, use anaesthetist

an|es|thet|ic /æ n I sθe t I k/ → see anaesthetic

anes|the|tist /əniː sθət I st/ (anesthetists ) N‑COUNT An anesthetist is a nurse or other person who gives an anaesthetic to a patient. [AM ]

anes|the|tize /əniː sθəta I z/ → see anaesthetize

anew /ənjuː , [AM ] ənuː / ADV [ADV after v] If you do something anew , you do it again, often in a different way from before. [WRITTEN ] □  She's ready to start anew.

an|gel /e I ndʒ ^ə l/ (angels )

1 N‑COUNT Angels are spiritual beings that some people believe are God's servants in heaven.

2 N‑COUNT You can call someone you like very much an angel in order to show affection, especially when they have been kind to you or done you a favour. [FEELINGS ]

3 N‑COUNT If you describe someone as an angel , you mean that they seem to be very kind and good. [APPROVAL ]

an|gel|ic /ændʒe l I k/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You can describe someone as angelic if they are, or seem to be, very good, kind, and gentle. [APPROVAL ] □  …an angelic face.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Angelic means like angels or relating to angels. □  …angelic choirs.

an|gel|ica /ændʒe l I kə/ N‑UNCOUNT Angelica is the candied stems of the angelica plant which can be used in making cakes or sweets.

an|ger ◆◇◇ /æ ŋgə ^r / (angers , angering , angered )