or

Betekenis (Engels)

Conj

1. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc., each of which could make a passage true.
2. An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
5. Connects two equivalent names.

Noun

Alternative form of OR

Noun

The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Adj

Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Adv

1. (obsolete) Early (on).
2. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.

Prep

Before; ere. Followed by "ever" or "ere".

Sinonieme

either

otherwise

else

but

whether

or else

nor

perhaps

and

neither nor

if

if not

in that case

maybe

-or

either or

then

-er

fine

whichever is the case

in former times

only

possibly

previously

prior

so

solely

still

that is

though

too

well

xanthous

yellow

and what not

isn’t it

or not

i.e.

old coin

-ist

2

whether or

city in Afghanestan

worth 4

either … or

toforehand

already

alright

also

although

and so forth

and the like

antecedently

because

beforehand

besides

culling

disjunctive conjunction

earlier

entirely

er

even if

firstly

gathering

gold

golden

however

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɔː(ɹ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle English or; partially contracted from other, auther, from Old English āþor, āwþer, āhwæþer ("some, any, either"; > either); and partially from Middle English oththe, from Old English oþþe, from Proto-Germanic *efþau (“or”).

Sinne

They would go out together dancing or to the opera or theatre .

The Flying Corps owed to this man much more than they know or think .

Is he a drunkard or what ?

It bears dark or light pink flowers in June and July .

Thus , the oven remains " white ", or clean from ash .

Don't let anybody in or out .

It was no more exciting than an overturned carriage or a tree blown across the road .

Applications include power generation for combined cycle or peak power .