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Definition or in British English

or conjunction

conjunction
/ɔː(r)/
1

used for connecting possibilities or choices. In a list, 'or' is usually used only before the last possibility or choice

Example

Which colour do you want - red, green, yellow, or blue?

Example

He's probably at lunch or in a meeting.

Example

'When will you get the results?' 'Either tomorrow or the day after.'

Example

You don't care whether he lives or dies, do you?

Example

The jury must decide whether the prisoner is guilty or not.

Synonyms and related words
albeit although and
2

used for including someone or something else in a negative statement

Example

She's had nothing to eat or drink all day.

Example

I never had any help or advice from my parents.

Synonyms and related words
albeit although and
3

used between two similar numbers for showing that you do not know what the exact number is

Example

I can photocopy your notes. It'll only take a minute or two.

Example

The car has to be serviced every five or six thousand miles.

Synonyms and related words
albeit although and
4

used for saying what will happen if someone does not do something

Example

The soldiers told everyone to leave or they would be shot.

Example

We must deal with the problem now, or else it will be too late.

Example

You'd better do what I say, or else (=I will do something bad to you).

Synonyms and related words
albeit although and
5

used for introducing a comment that corrects or adds more information to what you have just said

Example

There are six cashpoints, or ATMs, in the main airport terminal.

Example

This is a problem for the government, or rather for the Prime Minister, to deal with.

Synonyms and related words
albeit although and
6

used when you are trying to show that something must be true, by saying that the situation would be different if it was not true

Example

He obviously doesn't have a plan, or he would have said something.

Example

It must be something serious, or else they wouldn't have radioed for help.

Synonyms and related words
albeit although and
Definition or in British English

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