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Meaning of or in English. or. conjunction. uk strong / ɔː r/ weak / ə r/ us strong / ɔːr / weak / ɚ / or conjunction (POSSIBILITIES) Add to word list. A1. used to connect different possibilities: Is it Tuesday or Wednesday today? You can pay now or when you come back to pick up the paint. Are you listening to me or not?
Definition of or conjunction in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Or is a conjunction that connects two or more possibilities or alternatives. It connects words, phrases and clauses which are the same grammatical type: Which do you prefer? Leather or suede? You can have some freshly baked scones or some chocolate cake or both. We use or after the negative form of a verb, instead of and. Compare.
Quiz: Guess the Mammal. Take the quiz. The meaning of OR is —used as a function word to indicate an alternative, the equivalent or substitutive character of two words or phrases, or approximation or uncertainty. How to use or in a sentence.
Definition of 'or' Word Frequency. or. (əʳ , STRONG ɔːʳ ) 1. conjunction A1. You use or to link two or more alternatives. 'Tea or coffee?' John asked. Spread the inside of the loaf with olive paste or pesto sauce for extra flavour. He said he would try to write or call as soon as he reached the Canary Islands.
1. [ awr; unstressed er ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. conjunction. (used to connect words, phrases, or clauses representing alternatives): books or magazines; to be or not to be. (used to connect alternative terms for the same thing): the Hawaiian, or Sandwich, Islands. (used in correlation): either … or; or … or; whether … or.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English or /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ S1 W1 conjunction 1 possibilities/choices used between two words or phrases to show that either of two things is possible, or used before the last in a list of possibilities or choices Shall we go out to the cinema or stay at home?
1. a. Used to indicate an alternative, usually only before the last term of a series: hot or cold; this, that, or the other. b. Used to indicate the second of two alternatives, the first being preceded by either or whether: Your answer is either ingenious or wrong. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
or1 (ôr; unstressed ər), conj. (used to connect words, phrases, or clauses representing alternatives): books or magazines; to be or not to be. (used to connect alternative terms for the same thing): the Hawaiian, or Sandwich, Islands. (used in correlation): either … or; or … or; whether … or.
Definition of or conjunction in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
