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Meaning or meaning

What does or mean?

Definitions in simple English

or Conjunction

— A word used to link two alternative choices. Would you like tea or coffee?

OR

— noun (= operating room) a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic — noun (= Oregon) a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

Synonyms or synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as or?

or English » English

either otherwise else but whether or else nor perhaps neither nor and if maybe in that case if not whichever is the case then fine either or -or -er yellow xanthous worth 4 whether or well too toforehand though that is still solely so prior previously possibly or not only old coin isn’t it in former times i.e. however golden gold gathering firstly even if er entirely either … or

OR English » English

operations research operating range Oregon surgery operationally ready operating theatre operating theater operating room Beaver State owner’s risk overall resistance order register orbital rendezvous operational requirements on request no omnidirectional range observation robot O.R.

Topics or topics

What do people use or to talk about?

States Quantity All Exact

Approximate

What words indicate that a particular number or amount is approximate?

about approximately roughly give or take at a guess somewhere in the region of an estimated some something like in round numbers close to
What words indicate an approximate number when the actual number is possibly more?

or so odd or more at least and maybe more barely hardly little more than scarcely
What words indicate that something happens at an approximate time?

about around approximately round about or thereabouts circa some time
What words indicate that something is done in approximately the right way?

roughly more or less somewhat

Grammar Part of speech Conjunctions

Phrase conjunctions

What conjunctions join two words within a phrase?

and both...and or either...or neither...nor but

Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations

Or, either

What words indicate alternative relation?

or either...or alternatively nor otherwise alternative optional

States Quantity All

Almost

What words indicate that something has almost reached a particular state?

almost nearly very nearly just about practically virtually all but as good as to all intents and purposes nearing approaching near to close to verging on bordering on more or less pretty much not quite
What words indicate that something is almost finished?

almost nearly just about practically as good as more or less not quite
What words indicate that something is almost some quality (such as some color or shape)?

almost more or less practically virtually not quite
What words indicate that something is true of or has happened to almost all of something?

almost nearly practically virtually pretty well more or less just about

Grammar Part of speech

Conjunctions

What conjunctions are in your language?

and or but

Grammar Part of speech Conjunctions

Clause conjunctions

What conjunctions join two clauses?

and or while then if because

Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Condition

What words indicate the condition of a conditional sentence?

condition if if indeed if at all whether...or or else otherwise unless

Universe, creation Sky

Weather

What words are used to describe any kind of weather?

rain or shine all weather in all weathers

Language and thought Communication Interpreting messages

Meaningless

What words describe something that has no meaning?

meaningless absurd lack meaning ridiculous senseless nonsensical without rhyme or reason unintelligible inane

Work and occupation Work

Method

What words indicate the way in which something is done?

how however somehow somehow or other

States Quantity Plural

Few, little

What words indicate that there are a small number of things or people?

few a small number of one or two a handful of sparse not many a couple of

States Time

Relative time

What general words refer to one time in relation to another time?

relative to in relation to before or after

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Certainly, definitely

What words indicate that something is certain to happen and nothing can be done to stop it?

inevitable whether you like it or not willy nilly be fated to be destined to predestined be meant to be pre-ordained doomed the inevitable

Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations

And, also

What words indicate that you could add more things to the end of a list?

and so on and so on and so forth et cetera etc and whatever or whatever and the like and suchlike

Examples or examples

How do I use or in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Are you for or against his idea?

You'll learn how to do it sooner or later.

Is this your glass or your sister's?

It does not matter to me whether you come or not.

I am going to do it whether you agree or not.

I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.

Hurry up, or you will be late for the last train.

Hurry up, or you'll miss the bus.

Hurry up, or we'll miss the train.

Be quick, or you will miss the train.

Smoking or health, the choice is yours.

Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.

You never have class or what?!

We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools.

It is up to you to decide whether we will go there or not.

It's quite difficult to master French in 2 or 3 years.

If you know that something unpleasant will happen, that you will go to the dentist for example, or to France, then that is not good.

People who love doubt nothing, or doubt everything.

David has a keen interest in aesthetics - the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind.

Politicians are always censured for outrageous or inappropriate behavior.

I still don't like Cavalieri, Tonelli, or Fubini. and my oral calculus exam is already tomorrow.

Do you have difficulty understanding what women or small children say to you?

Generally, who visits their parents more, sons or daughters?

Never lose sight of the importance of a beautiful sunrise, or watching your kids sleep, or the smell of rain. It's often the small things that really matter in life.

Are you for or against abortions?

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or a picture or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.

You look tired. You ought to rest for an hour or two.

Movie subtitles

It's not like it was hard to live or even starve to death.

Your mom is that kind of lady. Anything that gets in her way, children or else?

Or back leg?

Or was it side skins?

Are you fallen for her or something?

You know I'm a gangster, right? Do you want to get hit or do you want to eat?

Me or Chae Yoon?

Infected or not - he is not coming.

Um. are you injured, or something?

After having the Geass cast on them, or when it's in effect, there is a noticeable gap in memory.

Or. Because he's Zero?

Whether Zero comes or not tomorrow doesn't matter. that man's defeat is assured.

Richard ll or Henry V.

But can't we see or feel that?

Some were spiral shaped, other oval or irregular.

That could take several minutes or even longer.

Or in the North-East Polder, where a lot of students hid.

They can do that in the same direction Or in the opposite direction.

Each observation was a registration oi the radio emission as a function of wavelength or frequency I have an example here.

The receiver changed frequency very slowly over a one or two hour period.

Well, I remind you of the Doppler effect that everybody knows from a passing police car or ambulance.

We averaged three, five or ten of these in order to reduce the noise and amplify the signal.

Be careful or he'll kill you.

But the hardest thing to get past the screws is peanuts, or anything that contains peanuts, or anything that even MAY contain peanuts.

You know, in case a teacher sees or something. But you got this invisibility ring, right?

Maybe to adults it looks like we're just running around, playing whatever we want to, wherever we want to, running all around the yard, willy-nilly without barriers or boundaries.

Maybe they're hoping to find buried treasure someday or something.

Not that I care where Mary is or anything.

Or a T-Rex.

Oooh, sorry. So. so did she agree or not?

Someone from the embassy - Amnesty or someone.

They're some kind of militia or something, aren't they?

Or a wet willy?

Tell you what, why don't we see if they can organise basket weaving classes or something?

Or stay?

I don't know, the universe conspiring against us or something.

News and current affairs

If you are a high-net-worth investor, a sovereign wealth fund, or a central bank, it makes perfect sense to hold a modest proportion of your portfolio in gold as a hedge against extreme events.

Similar demands were heard all over Europe, where the anti-Nazi or anti-fascist resistance was often led by leftists, or indeed Communists, and prewar conservatives were frequently tainted by collaboration with fascist regimes.

A climate of fear has made life hard for anyone who looks suspicious or acts suspiciously, notably for Muslims.

Any train accident or airplane crash is now at first suspected of being an act of terrorism.

Alas, there is no single or silver bullet.

But, when it comes to standards - such as those governing safety, health, and the environment - the market-access requirements are brutal and binary: either you meet the established standard or you do not sell.

With mutual recognition, the EU and the US would accept each other's standards or conformity-assessment procedures, allowing firms to adhere to the less stringent requirements in each area.

After the subprime crisis erupted, mortgage and consumer debt was paid down by households either with their savings or by default.

Eban's silence in the last years was not only a product of his disenchantment with Israeli politics or his failing health.

On the contrary, expansion takes away the worries - be they real or imagined - that surround the situation of the large Russian-speaking populations that now live outside of Russia but within the borders of the former Soviet Union.

Any pathological group of extremists could destroy New Delhi, Tokyo, Paris, or any city they chose.

The fact that the man was black might or might not have made the cop go for his handcuffs even sooner than he might normally have done.

Of course, the NPT has repeatedly been violated or circumvented by states that never subscribed to it.

Today, with interest rates near or at record lows in many countries, it is relatively cheap to speculate in gold instead of investing in bonds.

At the start of the crisis, many people likened it to 1982 or 1973, which was reassuring, because both dates refer to classical cyclical downturns.

The tendency is either excessive restraint (Europe) or a diffusion of the effort (the United States).

Getting seed and fertilizer to smallholder farmers at highly subsidized prices (or even free in some cases) will make a lasting difference.

Farmers will be able to buy inputs, either out of their own cash, or by borrowing against their improved creditworthiness.

One or both of these agencies would then have an account with several billion dollars.

It did not herald a new era of international relations in which terrorists with a global agenda prevailed, or in which such spectacular terrorist attacks became commonplace.

It is worth noting that the people who went into the streets of Cairo and Damascus calling for change were not shouting the slogans of Al Qaeda or supporting its agenda.

Weak governments can be made stronger; governments that tolerate or support terrorism must be held accountable.

Terrorism must lose its legitimacy among those who have historically supported or tolerated it before it will lose its potency.