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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.
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.
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.
1. used as a function word to indicate an alternative. coffee or tea. sink or swim. , the equivalent or substitutive character of two words or phrases. lessen or abate. , or approximation or uncertainty. in five or six days. 2. archaic : either. 3. archaic : whether. 4.
Definition of 'or' Word Frequency. or. (əʳ , STRONG ɔːʳ ) 1. conjunction. 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.
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?
'or' provides exclusiveness between choices. by saying "A or B", it means ONLY ONE between A and B can be considered. If you choose A, then it is not B. and vice versa. you may use 'or' in positive and negative sentences. If you say, 'Lisa likes apples or bananas.', check the context first.
or conjunction (EXPLAIN) used to show that a word or phrase means the same as, or explains or corrects, another word or phrase: Photons, or individual particles of light, travel huge distances in space. Things were going well, or seemed to be, but the relationship had already begun to change.
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.
