Annex Vs Annexe: Meanings with Examples

Annex

Annex, the word can be used as a verb.

Annex, শব্দটি verb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হতে পারে।

Meaning as ‍a verb:

1. Adding an extra part, particularly to a document.

কোন অতিরিক্ত অংশ যোগ করা বিশেষত: কোন দলিল বা লিখিত বক্তব্যে।

Example:

• These papers were annexed to the final documents which were submitted to the Chairperson.
• Are really sure that these papers were annexed to the proposal?
• This portion of the book was annexed later.
• This chapter of the textbook has been annexed recently.
• The man was planning to annex these points to the written statement.

2. Forcefully taking possession of an area or a country.

জোরপূর্বক কোন এলাকা বা দেশ দখল করা।

Example:

• That country was trying to annex this area for a long time.
• The army was moving towards that country in an attempt to annex that particular area.
• That portion of the land was annexed by India during Indo-Pak war.
• The man is trying to annex that portion of the land.
• His brother is really wicked who is plotting many tricks to annex the land.

Annexe

Annexe, the word is a noun and actually it’s an American spelling. In British English, the spelling is “annex”.

Annexe, শব্দটি একটি noun এবং আসলে এই বানানটি আমেরিকান। ব্রিটিশ ইংরেজীতে বানানটি হল annex।

Meaning as ‍a noun:

The extension of a larger building or the main building.

একটি বড় বা প্রধান দালানের বর্ধিত অংশ।

Example:

• The dining hall is situated in the annexe.
• We were waiting in the annexe of the office.
• We are planning to arrange a library in the annexe of the building.
• The office is planning to build an annexe to the main building.
• Interior designers are hired to plan a common room in the annexe.
• We planned to live in the rooms situated in the annexe.