annex
part of speech
noun (an annex, annexes; UK often annexe); verb (annex, annexes, annexed, annexing)
meaning for a pupil
1) (noun) An extra building joined to or near a main building: «the school annexe». tree →
2) (noun) An extra part added to a document. tree →
3) (verb) To take control of land or a country and make it part of your own, usually by force and without agreement: «Russia annexed Crimea». tree →
4) (verb) To add something as an extra part. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history and news lessons «annex» describes one country seizing land from another; most countries in the UN called Russia's annexation of Crimea illegal. In school life, the «annexe» is often an extra classroom block. Noun: annexation.
examples
- Our art lessons are in the annexe behind the main building. tree →
- The hotel has a new annexe with ten rooms. tree →
- Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine, and most UN members voted that this was not valid. tree →
- The empire annexed the small kingdom. tree →
- See the annex at the end of the report for the tables. tree →
- The library annexe is open on Saturdays. tree →
note
Stress: noun «AN-eks», verb «uh-NEKS». UK spelling for the building: «annexe»; US: «annex». Annexing land by force is against international law. Do not confuse with «attach» (simply join).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «annex» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.