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Introduce Conjunction Bre ɔː(R ɔːr Sister Older Younger

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WordType (conjunction)
Phonetic BrE / ɔː(r) / NAmE / ɔːr /
Example
  • is your sister older or younger than you?
  • are you coming or not?
  • is it a boy or a girl?
  • it can be black, white or grey.
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(conjunction)BrE / ɔː(r) / NAmE / ɔːr /
  1. used to introduce another possibility
    • compare either… or…
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/either_2
    • Is your sister older or younger than you?
    • Are you coming or not?
    • Is it a boy or a girl?
    • It can be black, white or grey.
  2. used in negative sentences when mentioning two or more things
    • compare neither… nor…
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/neither_2
    • He can't read or write.
    • There are people without homes, jobs or family.
  3. used to warn or advise somebody that something bad could happen; otherwise
    • Turn the heat down or it'll burn.
  4. used between two numbers to show approximately how many
    • There were six or seven of us there.
  5. used to introduce a word or phrase that explains or means the same as another
    • geology, or the science of the earth’s crust
    • It weighs a kilo, or just over two pounds.
  6. used to say why something must be true
    • He must like her, or he wouldn't keep calling her.
  7. used to introduce a contrasting idea
    • He was lying—or was he?
  8. about
    • It'll cost €100 or so.
  9. used when you are not exactly sure about a person, thing or place
    • He's a factory supervisor or something.
    • ‘Who said so?’ ‘Oh, somebody or other. I can't remember who it was.’

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: a reduced form of the obsolete conjunction other (which superseded Old English oththe ‘or’), of uncertain ultimate origin.
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