annex
UK/ˈænɛks//əˈnɛks/
annex noun: an addition, an extension.
Noun
annex (plural annexes)
- An addition, an extension.
- 6.2.3.2.2. For aircraft having pressurized cabins, the disinsection of cabins and annexes, cockpit and annexes, is to be carried out after the embarkation of passengers and crew and the closing of the doors and windscreen[.]1949, World Health Organization, Report on the 1st- Session May 10-15, page 19
- Synonyms:
- addition
- An appendix to a book or document.
- An addition or extension to a building.
- An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighboring country or state, normally by military force.
Verb
annex (third-person singular simple present annexes, present participle annexing, simple past and past participle annexed)
- To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.
- The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome.
- In 1910, he returned to Korea, which had by this time been annexed by Japan.2009, Wikipedia:Syngman Rhee
- To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
- to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt
- Annexed to my feeling of guilt was a sense of having let my familiy down.
- To join; to be united.
- To take something without permission (informal)
- I returned to resume my place but my assistant had already annexed my chair.
Proper noun capitalized: Annex
Annex
annex meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
annex in Hindi
- एनेक्स
annex in Tamil
- இணை, கைப்பற்றுதல், சேர், பின் இணை, பின் சேர், பின்னொட்டு
annex in Urdu
- جوڑنا, ملحق کرنا, شامل کرنا
annex in Bengali
- পরিশিষ্ট, বর্ধন, বৃদ্ধি, বাড়তি, উপগৃহ, কর্ম
More languagesFewer languages
- annex in Malayalam
- അനുബന്ധം anubandhaṁ
- annex in Kannada
- ಹೊರಮನೆ, ಉಪಗೃಹ, ಉಸಿರುಹಚ್ಚು, ತೆಪ್ಪರು
- annex in Punjabi
- ਐਨੇਕਸ
- annex in Nepali
- अनुलग्नक, एनेक्स
- annex in Persian
- ضمیمه zamime
Examples of annex in a sentence
- It is said that China attacked and annexed Kucha because of the importance of Kumarajiva.
- The annex still stood, and from inside came the grunting sounds of Eskimos and GIs in rut.
- In due course they reached the far side of the Element of Water, gourd annex.
Synonyms of annex
Antonyms
Forms of annex
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | annexes |
| alternative UK | annexe |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | anex |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | annexes |
| present participle | annexing |
| past participle | annexed |
| past | annexed |
Origin of annex
Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus. More at Etymology 2. See also an-.
From Middle English annexen, anexen, from Old French annexer (“to join”), from Medieval Latin annexāre, infinitive of annexō, frequentative of Latin annectō (“bind to”), from ad (“to”) + nectō (“tie, bind”). Compare the rare annect. Doublet of adnex.
Words formed from annex
Words that rhyme with annex
Questions about annex
- What does annex mean?
- Annex means an addition, an extension.
- What is annex in Hindi?
- Annex in Hindi is एनेक्स. See Annex meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is annex?
- Annex can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce annex?
- Annex is pronounced /ˈænɛks/ (UK).
- What is the plural of annex?
- The plural of annex is annexes.
Words near annex in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: annex (page history and authors); Annex (page history and authors); annex (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); annex (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); annex (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); annex (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); annex (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); annex (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); annex (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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