name · noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
UK, US:/ˈænɛks/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɛks
UK:/ˈænɛks/
US:/əˈnɛks/
US:/ˈænɛks/
CMU ARPABET:AE1 N EH2 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AH0 N EH1 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A census-designated place in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An addition, an extension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An appendix to a book or document.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An addition or extension to a building.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To join; to be united.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
To take something without permission (informal)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
I returned to resume my place but my assistant had already annexed my chair.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
an addition that extends a main building
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: annexe, extension, wing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: addition, add-on, improver
Narrower terms: ell
11
verb
Meaning 11
attach to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: append, add on, supplement, affix
12
verb
Meaning 12
take (territory) as if by conquest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Hitler annexed Lithuania
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate
Narrower terms: colonize, colonise
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
170 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
приба́вка
(pribávka)
— addition, an extension
Bulgarian:
допълне́ние
(dopǎlnénie)
— addition, an extension
Catalan:
annex
— addition, an extension
Danish:
bilag
— addition, an extension
Dutch:
bijlage
— addition, an extension
Esperanto:
alaĵo
— addition, an extension
Esperanto:
aneksaĵo
— addition, an extension
Estonian:
lisa
— addition, an extension
Finnish:
lisäys
— addition, an extension
Finnish:
laajennus
— addition, an extension
French:
annexe
— addition, an extension
German:
Anhang
— addition, an extension
German:
Zusatz
— addition, an extension
German:
Erweiterung
— addition, an extension
German:
Annex
— addition, an extension
German:
Ergänzung
— addition, an extension
German:
Beilage
— addition, an extension
German:
Beiheft
— addition, an extension
Greenlandic:
bilagi
— addition, an extension
Hungarian:
függelék
— addition, an extension
Japanese:
付加物
(fukabutsu)
— addition, an extension
Japanese:
付属
(fuzoku)
— addition, an extension
Macedonian:
дополну́вање
(dopolnúvanje)
— addition, an extension
Macedonian:
дополне́ние
(dopolnénie)
— addition, an extension
Malayalam:
അനുബന്ധം
(anubandhaṁ)
— addition, an extension
Norwegian:
anneks
— addition, an extension
Occitan:
annèx
— addition, an extension
Occitan:
annèxe
— addition, an extension
Persian:
ضمیمه
(zamime)
— addition, an extension
Polish:
aneks
— addition, an extension
Portuguese:
anexo
— addition, an extension
Russian:
приба́вка
(pribávka)
— addition, an extension
Russian:
дополне́ние
(dopolnénije)
— addition, an extension
Serbo-Croatian:
а̀некс
— addition, an extension
Serbo-Croatian:
àneks
— addition, an extension
Spanish:
anexo
— addition, an extension
Spanish:
anejo
— addition, an extension
Swedish:
annex
— addition, an extension
Swedish:
tillägg
— addition, an extension
Swedish:
bilaga
— addition, an extension
Bulgarian:
приложе́ние
(priložénie)
— appendix
Dutch:
aanhangsel
— appendix
Esperanto:
alaĵo
— appendix
Esperanto:
aneksaĵo
— appendix
Esperanto:
anekso
— appendix
Finnish:
liite
— appendix
German:
Anhang
— appendix
German:
Ergänzung
— appendix
German:
Zusatz
— appendix
German:
Nachtrag
— appendix
German:
Anhängsel
— appendix
German:
Appendix
— appendix
German:
Annex
— appendix
German:
Fortsatz
— appendix
Japanese:
付録
(furoku)
— appendix
Malayalam:
അനുബന്ധം
(anubandhaṁ)
— appendix
Polish:
aneks
— appendix
Portuguese:
anexo
— appendix
Russian:
приложе́ние
(priložénije)
— appendix
Spanish:
apéndice
— appendix
Spanish:
extensión
— appendix
Spanish:
anexo
— appendix
Spanish:
anejo
— appendix
Swedish:
appendix
— appendix
Swedish:
tillägg
— appendix
Swedish:
bilaga
— appendix
Bulgarian:
пристро́йка
(pristrójka)
— addition or extension to a building
Catalan:
annex
— addition or extension to a building
Dutch:
uitbouw
— addition or extension to a building
Esperanto:
aneksaĵo
— addition or extension to a building
Finnish:
lisärakennus
— addition or extension to a building
Finnish:
siipi
— addition or extension to a building
French:
annexe
— addition or extension to a building
German:
Nebengebäude
— addition or extension to a building
German:
Anbau
— addition or extension to a building
German:
Erweiterung
— addition or extension to a building
German:
Zubau
— addition or extension to a building
German:
Seitengebäude
— addition or extension to a building
German:
Erweiterungsbau
— addition or extension to a building
German:
Nebenflügel
— addition or extension to a building
German:
Seitenflügel
— addition or extension to a building
Japanese:
別館
(bekkan)
— addition or extension to a building
Japanese:
増築
(zouchiku)
— addition or extension to a building
Polish:
aneks
— addition or extension to a building
Portuguese:
anexo
— addition or extension to a building
Portuguese:
puxadinho
— addition or extension to a building
Russian:
пристро́йка
(pristrójka)
— addition or extension to a building
Russian:
фли́гель
(flígelʹ)
— addition or extension to a building
Russian:
крыло́
(kryló)
— addition or extension to a building
Scottish Gaelic:
ath-thaigh
— addition or extension to a building
Spanish:
anexo
— addition or extension to a building
Spanish:
pabellón
— addition or extension to a building
Spanish:
anejo
— addition or extension to a building
Swedish:
annex
— addition or extension to a building
Swedish:
tillbyggnad
— addition or extension to a building
Swedish:
flygel
— addition or extension to a building
Afrikaans:
annekseer
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Belarusian:
анексі́раваць
(anjeksíravacʹ)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Belarusian:
анексава́ць
(anjeksavácʹ)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Belarusian:
анэксава́ць
(aneksavácʹ)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Belarusian:
далуча́ць
(dalučácʹ)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Belarusian:
далучы́ць
(dalučýcʹ)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Bulgarian:
присъединя́вам
(prisǎedinjávam)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Bulgarian:
присъединя́
(prisǎedinjá)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Bulgarian:
анекси́рам
(aneksíram)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Catalan:
annexar
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Chinese Mandarin:
併吞 /并吞
(bìngtūn)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Chinese Mandarin:
吞併 /吞并
(tūnbìng)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Chinese Mandarin:
兼併 /兼并
(jiānbìng)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Czech:
anektovat
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Czech:
připojit
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Danish:
annektere
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Dutch:
annexeren
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Dutch:
inlijven
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Esperanto:
aneksi
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Estonian:
annekteerima
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Finnish:
liittää
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
French:
annexer
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
German:
annektieren
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
German:
beifügen
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
German:
anfügen
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
German:
anhängen
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
German:
angliedern
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
German:
einverleiben
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
German:
anheften
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
German:
sich aneignen
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
German:
sich einverleiben
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
German:
aneignen
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Hungarian:
hozzácsatol
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Hungarian:
annektál
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Japanese:
組み入れる
(kumiireru)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Japanese:
編入する
(hennyū suru)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Japanese:
併合する
(heigō suru)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Korean:
병합하다
(byeonghaphada)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Central Kurdish:
خستنە سەر
(xistne ser)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Latvian:
anektēt
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Lithuanian:
aneksuoti
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Macedonian:
анекти́ра
(anektíra)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Māori:
taunaha
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Māori:
āpiti
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Norwegian Bokmål:
annektere
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Occitan:
annexar
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Polish:
anektować
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Polish:
zaanektować
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Portuguese:
anexar
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Romanian:
a anexa
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Russian:
аннекси́ровать
(annɛksírovatʹ)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Russian:
присоединя́ть
(prisojedinjátʹ)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Russian:
присоедини́ть
(prisojedinítʹ)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Serbo-Croatian:
анекти́рати
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Serbo-Croatian:
припа́јати
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Serbo-Croatian:
припо̀јити
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Serbo-Croatian:
anektírati
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Serbo-Croatian:
pripájati
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Serbo-Croatian:
pripòjiti
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Slovak:
anektovať
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Slovak:
pripojiť
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Slovene:
anektirati
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Spanish:
anexar
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Spanish:
anexionar
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Spanish:
anejar
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Swedish:
införliva
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Swedish:
annektera
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Turkish:
katmak
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Turkish:
eklemek
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Turkish:
bağlamak
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Turkish:
ilhak etmek
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Ukrainian:
анексува́ти
(aneksuváty)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Ukrainian:
приє́днувати
(pryjédnuvaty)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into
Ukrainian:
приєдна́ти
(pryjednáty)
— to add something to another, to incorporate into