verb · academic
append
UK/əˈpend/US/əˈpɛnd/a·PEND
to add something to the end of a piece of writing or document
Examples
“Please append the raw data as an appendix to your report.”
“The researcher appended a note explaining the anomaly.”
“Append any supporting graphs after the conclusion.”
Band 8 sentence
“The authors appended supplementary tables to the online version of the article.”
Collocations
- append an appendix
- append a note/comment
Word family
Common mistakes
use 'append to' then add another 'to' after the object: 'append to the report to the end'→append to the report / append something to the report
use 'append' in informal emails instead of 'attach'→use 'attach' for files/emails, use 'append' for adding content to documents
Say it for a higher band
5add→6attach→7+append
Synonyms
attach
add
Easily confused
attach
“Please attach the file to your email before sending.”
add
“Add a sentence to explain your point.”
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