or

Signification (English)

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".

Concepts

ou

ou bien

or

sinon

mais

autrement

précédemment

sauf

soit

antécédemment

faute de quoi

n’est-ce pas

ou alors

sans quoi

sous peine de

antérieurement

soit...soit

auparavant

déjà

et

ni

préalablement

Synonyms

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

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɔː(ɹ)/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen anglais: or

Inherited from ancien anglais: āþor

Inherited from moyen anglais: oththe

Inherited from ancien anglais: oþþe

Inherited from ancien anglais: ār

In summary

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”).

Phrases

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

Ils sortiraient ensemble dansant ou à l'opéra ou au théâtre.

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

Le Flying Corps devait à cet homme beaucoup plus qu'ils ne le savent ou ne le pensent.

Is he a drunkard or what ?

Est-il un ivrogne ou quoi?

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

Il porte des fleurs roses foncées ou claires en juin et juillet.

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

Ainsi, le four reste "blanc" ou propre à partir de cendres.

Don't let anybody in or out .

Ne laissez personne entrer ou sortir.

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

Ce n'était pas plus excitant qu'une voiture renversée ou un arbre soufflé sur la route.

Applications include power generation for combined cycle or peak power .

Les applications incluent la production d'énergie pour le cycle combiné ou la puissance de pointe.