Et Meaning in English
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/ˈɛt/
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التعريف
“Et” is a Latin word meaning “and.” In English, it is mostly seen in fixed expressions, names, or academic, legal, and historical writing.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Usually pronounced /et/ or /ɛt/ in learned contexts. Most learners meet it in “et cetera” and “et al.”; in normal modern English, people usually say “and” instead of using “et” by itself.
Spanish: y (latín) - y (nombre de la letra)Portuguese (BR): e (latim) - e (nome da letra)Portuguese (PT): e (latim) - e (nome da letra)Chinese (Simplified): 和（拉丁语）- 字母名称 etChinese (Traditional): 和（拉丁語）- 字母名稱 etHindi: और (लैटिन) - et (अक्षर का नाम)Arabic: و (في اللاتينية) - اسم الحرف etBengali: et (ল্যাটিন) - এবং (ল্যাটিন শব্দের অর্থ)Russian: et (латинское) - и (латинское слово)Japanese: et（ラテン語） - そして（ラテン語の単語）Vietnamese: et (tiếng Latinh) - và (từ tiếng Latinh)Korean: et(라틴어) - 그리고(라틴어 단어)Turkish: et (Latince) - ve (Latince kelime)Urdu: et (لاطینی) - اور (لاطینی زبان کا لفظ)Indonesian: et (Latin) - dan (kata Latin)
جمل نموذجية
I only know et because of “et cetera.”
natural
The article used “Smith et al.” several times.
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The teacher said that et means “and” in Latin.
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We saw et in an old book.
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In class, she wrote et on the board.
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You don’t really use et by itself in everyday English.
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