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or

/ˈoɚ/ /ɚ/

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conjunction

used to introduce another choice or possibility

You can have coffee or tea.

Would you like beer, wine, or something else?

He must be her brotheror is he? [=maybe he is not her brother]

I'll call (either) today or tomorrow.

(somewhat informal) I didn't mean to annoy you or anything.

(somewhat informal) Can I get you a cup of coffee or something?

used in negative statements to introduce something else that is also true

We couldn't stop or even slow down the whole time. [=we could not stop and we could not slow down]

They have no food or water. [=they do not have food and they do not have water]

used to say what will happen if a specified thing is not done

Finish your dinner or you won't get any dessert. [=if you do not finish your dinner, then you will not get any dessert]

Be at the station by 5 o'clock or you will miss the bus.

used to introduce another number or amount that is possibly the correct one

It's been two or three years since I've seen her.

The package should arrive in five or six days.

We waited for an hour or more.

used to introduce the reason why something said previously is true

He must be hiding something or he wouldn't be lying. [=he would not lie if he were not hiding something; the fact that he is lying means that he must be hiding something]

a - used to introduce a word or phrase that defines or explains what another word or phrase means

Botany, or the science of plants, is a fascinating subject. = The science of plants, or botany, is a fascinating subject.

This pan is used for sauting, or frying, the vegetables.

b - used to introduce a word or phrase that corrects or states more precisely something you have just said

We got here quicklyor more quickly than last time, anyway. = We got here quicklyor at least more quickly than last time.

The building is 500, or to be precise, 502 years old.

She breeds rabbits, or rather hares.

or else

xem else

or so

xem so

* Các từ tương tự:
-or, OR, oracle, oral, oral history, oral sex, orange, orangutan, oration