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or

CONJ หรือ  หรือว่า  rue

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OR

a termination of Latin nouns, is a contraction of vir, a man, or from the same radix. The same word vir, is in our mother tongue, wer, and from this we have the English termination er. It denotes an agent, as in actor, creditor. We annex it to many words of English origin, as in lessor, as we do er to words of Latin and Greek origin, as in astronomer, laborer. In general, or is annexed to words of Latin, and er to those of English origin.

 

OR

conj.[It seems that or is a mere contraction of other. ] A connective that marks an alternative. "You may read or may write; " that is, you may do one of the things at your pleasure, but not both. It corresponds to either. You may either ride to London, or to Windsor. It often connects a series of words or propositions, presenting a choice of either. He may study law or medicine or divinity, or he may enter into trade.
Or sometimes begins a sentence, but in this case it expresses an alternative with the foregoing sentence. Matthew 7:4, 9, 1 and Matthew 9:5.
In poetry, or is sometimes used for either.
For thy vast bounties are so numberless, that them or to conceal or else to tell is equally impossible.
Or is often used to express an alternative of terms, definitions or explanations of the same thing in different words. Thus we say, a thing is a square, or a figure under four equal sides and angles.
Or ever. In this phrase, or is supposed to be a corruption of ere.

 

OR

in heraldry, gold. [L. aurum. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OR

Or, conj. Etym: [OE. or, outher, other, auther, either, or, AS. aw, contr. from ahwæ; a aye + hwæ whether. See Aye, and Whether, and cf. Either. ]

 

Defn: A particle that marks an alternative; as, you may read or may write, -- that is, you may do one of the things at your pleasure, but not both. It corresponds to either. You may ride either to London or to Windsor. It often connects a series of words or propositions,presenting a choice of either; as, he may study law, or medicine, or divinity, or he may enter into trade. If man's convenience, health, Or safety interfere, his rights and claims Are paramount. Cowper.

 

Note: Or may be used to join as alternatives terms expressing unlike things or ideas (as, is the orange sour or sweet ), or different terms expressing the same thing or idea; as, this is a sphere, or globe.

 

Note: Or sometimes begins a sentence. In this case it expresses an alternative or subjoins a clause differing from the foregoing. "Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone " Matt. vii. 9 (Rev. Ver. ). Or for either is archaic or poetic. Maugre thine heed, thou must for indigence Or steal, or beg, or borrow thy dispence. Chaucer.

 

OR

Or, prep. & adv. Etym: [AS. ere, before. sq. root2 4. See Ere, prep. & adv. ]

 

Defn: Ere; before; sooner than. [Obs. ] But natheless, while I have time and space, Or that I forther in this tale pace. Chaucer. Or ever, Or ere. See under Ever, and Ere.

 

OR

Or, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. aurum gold. Cf. Aureate. ] (Her. )

 

Defn: Yellow or gold color, -- represented in drawing or engraving by small dots.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

OR

OR ▶abbreviation • operational research. • Oregon (in official postal use ). • Brit. Military other ranks (as opposed to commissioned officers ).

 

or

or 1 |ôr ɔ (ə )r | ▶conjunction 1 used to link alternatives: a cup of tea or coffee | are you coming or not? | she couldn't read or write | I either take taxis or walk everywhere | it doesn't matter whether the theory is right or wrong. 2 introducing a synonym or explanation of a preceding word or phrase: the espionage novel, or, as it is known in the trade, the thriller. 3 otherwise (used to introduce the consequences of something not being done or not being the case ): hurry up, or you'll miss it all. 4 introducing an afterthought, usually in the form of a question: John's indifference —or was it? —left her unsettled. 5 literary either: to love is the one way to know or God or man. ▶noun (often OR ) Electronics a Boolean operator that gives the value one if at least one operand (or input ) has a value of one, and otherwise has a value of zero. • (also OR gate ) a circuit that gives an output signal if there is a signal on any of its inputs. PHRASES or else see else. or so (after a quantity ) approximately: a dozen or so people. ORIGIN Middle English: a reduced form of the obsolete conjunction other (which superseded Old English oththe ‘or ’), of uncertain ultimate origin. usage: 1 Where a verb follows a list separated by or, the traditional rule is that the verb should be singular, as long as the things in the list are individually singular, as in a sandwich or other snack is included in the price (rather than a sandwich or other snack are included in the price ). The argument is that each of the elements agrees separately with the verb. The opposite rule applies when the elements are joined by and —here the verb should be plural: a sandwich and a cup of coffee are included in the price. These traditional rules are observed in good English writing style but are often disregarded in speech. 2 On the use of either … or, see usage at either .

 

or

or 2 |ɔ (ə )r ôr | ▶noun gold or yellow, as a heraldic tincture: [ postpositive ] : a bend or. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from French, from Latin aurum ‘gold. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

OR

OR ▶abbreviation • operational research. • Oregon (in official postal use ). • Military, Brit. other ranks (as opposed to commissioned officers ).

 

or

or 1 |ɔː | ▶conjunction 1 used to link alternatives: a cup of tea or coffee | are you coming or not? | I either take taxis or walk everywhere | it doesn't matter whether the theory is right or wrong. 2 introducing a synonym or explanation of a preceding word or phrase: yoga is a series of postures, or asanas. 3 otherwise (used to introduce the consequences of something not being done or not being the case ): hurry up, or you'll miss it all. 4 introducing an afterthought, usually in the form of a question: John's indifference —or was it? —left her unsettled. 5 archaic either: to love is the one way to know or God or man. ▶noun (OR ) a logical operation which gives the value one if at least one operand has the value one, and otherwise gives a value of zero. • [ as modifier ] Electronics denoting a gate circuit which produces an output if there is a signal on any of its inputs. PHRASES or else see else. or so (after a quantity ) approximately: a dozen or so people. ORIGIN Middle English: a reduced form of the obsolete conjunction other (which superseded Old English oththe ‘or ’), of uncertain ultimate origin. usage: 1 Where a verb follows a list separated by or, the traditional rule is that the verb should be singular, as long as the things in the list are individually singular, as in a sandwich or other snack is included in the price (rather than a sandwich or other snack are included in the price ). The argument is that each of the elements agrees separately with the verb. The opposite rule applies when the elements are joined by and: here, the verb should be plural: a sandwich and a cup of coffee are included in the price. These traditional rules are observed in good English writing style but are often disregarded in speech. 2 On the use of either … or, see usage at either .

 

or

or 2 |ɔː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] gold or yellow, as a heraldic tincture. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from French, from Latin aurum ‘gold ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

OR

OR Abkürzung Abkürzung für: Obligationenrecht

 

OR

OR Abkürzung Oregon

 

French Dictionary

or

or n. m. nom masculin Symbole Au (s ’écrit sans point ). 1 Métal précieux. : Des pièces d ’or, des colliers en or. 2 au pluriel Fond doré d ’un tableau. : Les ors vieillis d ’une miniature. LOCUTIONS Affaire en or. Une affaire excellente, très rentable. Âge d ’or. Époque fabuleuse (du passé ou de l ’avenir ). À prix d ’or. Très cher. : Ils ont vendu leur maison à prix d ’or. C ’est de l ’or en barre. C ’est un bon investissement, quelque chose d ’excellent. Cœur d ’or. figuré Personne très généreuse. Être cousu d ’or. Être très riche. Faire un pont d ’or à quelqu ’un. Offrir une somme d ’argent considérable à quelqu ’un pour le convaincre d ’accepter une offre. Or noir. Pétrole. : Les magnats de l ’or noir. Personne en or. figuré Excellente personne. Pour tout l ’or du monde. À aucun prix. : Je ne recommencerais pas ce travail pour tout l ’or du monde. Règle d ’or. Méthode qui a fait ses preuves et qui est gage de succès. Rouler sur l ’or. Jouir d ’une grande fortune. Tout ce qui brille n ’est pas or. (Proverbe ) Les apparences sont trompeuses. Valoir son pesant d ’or. figuré Avoir une immense valeur. Vieil or : Des drapés vieil or. Note Technique Cette locution adjective est invariable.

 

or

or adv. et conj. adverbe de temps vieux Maintenant. conjonction de coordination 1 La conjonction sert à mettre en relief un fait nouveau, une phrase qui contredit, dans une certaine mesure, ce qui précède. : On l ’attendait jeudi; or, il n ’arriva que le samedi. SYNONYME pourtant . 2 Elle sert aussi à introduire un argument, à lier les termes d ’un raisonnement. : Les poissons vivent dans l ’eau, or, le saumon est un poisson; donc le saumon vit dans l ’eau. Note Technique La conjonction est généralement suivie d ’une virgule.

 

Sanseido Dictionary

OR

OR 〖 operating room 〗手術室 。

 

OR

OR 〖 operations research 〗 →オペレーションズ -リサーチ

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

OR

OR operating room ; operations [｟英 ｠operational ] research ; 〘郵 〙Oregon .

 

or

or /ə r |ɔː, 時にきまり文句でə ; ｟強 ｠ɔː r /〖語源は 「otherの短縮 」〗接続詞 1 a. 〖A or B 〗AまたはB , AかB, AあるいはB (!A, Bは文法的に同等の語 句 節 ) ▸ “Would you like coffee or tea? ” “Coffee, please. ”「コーヒーにしますか, それとも紅茶にしますか 」「コーヒーをお願いします 」▸ You can pay (in ) cash, send a cheque, or use your credit card .支払いは現金, 小切手, クレジットカードいずれでも結構です ▸ Are you going to resign or not? 辞めるんですか, 辞めないんですか (!Are you or are you not going to resign? に比べ, 返答を強要し失礼な響きがある ) ▸ He's laughing ―or is he (crying )?彼は笑っている . いやそうかな [いや泣いているのかな ].b. 〖A or B …〗AかBの … (!A, Bは互いに近い数量を表す数詞で, AはBより小さい ) ▸ The boy's three or four years old .男の子は3, 4歳です (╳ four or threeとしない )▸ There were forty or fifty people in the room .部屋には40人から50人の人がいた ▸ within one or two weeks ≒within a week or two 1, 2週間以内に (!Aがoneの時に限りa (n ) … or twoと言いかえることができる; ↓成句 A or so …) .語法 1 イントネーション 選択疑問文ではA (↗) or B (↘)の調子になりorの発音は ｟強 ｠/ɔː r /, A, Bの選択の意味が弱くyes -no疑問文のときは /ə r /となる ▸ Do you want vanilla (↗) or /ɔː r / chocolate (↘)?欲しいのはバニラですか, それともチョコレートですか ▸ “Do you have any brothers or /ə r / sisters (↗)?” “Yes, I have two sisters.”「兄弟か姉妹はいらっしゃいますか 」「はい, 姉妹が2人います 」2 列挙 選択要素が3つ以上あるときは, 通例A, B (, ) or Cのように最後の要素の前にのみorを置くが, 各要素の選択の意を強めるときにはorを繰り返すことがある. 列挙の詳細は →in addition 読解のポイント .3 コンマ A, B, or Cのようにorの前にコンマを置くのは ｟米 ｠, コンマなしは ｟英 ｠か ｟米 報道 ｠. ただし最近では ｟英 ｠でもコンマを置く用法が増えている .4 動詞 の人称 数 A or Bが主語のときは 動詞 に近いほうに一致させる ▸ Were you or he there? ≒Was he or you there? あなたか彼 [彼かあなた ]がそこにいましたか ▸ He or I am [╳are ] mistaken .彼と私のどちらかが間違っている 2 〖否定語 ＋A or B 〗AもBも … でない ; AでもBでもない ▸ He doesn't have long hair or wear jeans .彼は長髪ではないしジーンズもはいていない ▸ The road was closed. I couldn't go right or left .道路が閉鎖されていて, 右にも左にも行けなかった (!I could go neither right nor left. の方が強意的で改まった言い方; →nor 接続詞 1 ) .3 〖A (, ) or B 〗Aすなわち [言い換えると, つまり ]B (→in other words 読解のポイント ) (!(1 )orの前には通例コンマを置く. (2 )A, Bの数が異なるとき 動詞 の数はAに一致させる ) ▸ the puma, or American lion ピューマすなわちアメリカライオン ▸ The price is 5,500 yen, or $49 .価格は5,500円, 換算すると49ドルです .4 ｟くだけて ｠〖A or B 〗A 〈命令 勧告 〉そうでないとB 〈好ましくないこと 〉▸ You will apologize, or (else ) you will leave my house .謝りなさい . そうでないとこの家から出ていってもらうことになりますよ (!elseのある方が強意的 ) ▸ Don't make a move, or I'll shoot you .一歩でも動いたら撃つぞ .5 ｟くだけて ｠a. 〖A or no A 〗Aであろうとなかろうと (!Aは名詞 (句 ) ▸ Let's go shopping, rain or no rain .雨が降ろうと降るまいと, 買い物に行こうよ .b. 〖A or not /A or otherwise 〗Aであろうとなかろうと (!Aは 動詞 形容詞 副詞 ) ▸ (whether you ) like it or not 好むと好まざるとに関わらず ▸ willingly or not [otherwise ]自分の意志からであろうとなかろうと .c. 〖A or B 〗AであろうとBであろうと (!AとBは反意関係 ) ▸ for better or (for ) worse 良かれ悪しかれ ▸ rain or shine 雨でも晴れでも .or é lse (…)→else .A, or r á ther B A正確に言うとB, Aと言うよりはむしろB, AいやそれどころかB ▸ He's a psychologist, or rather a psychoanalyst .彼は心理学者, いやむしろ精神分析医です .A or s ó …＝A … or s ó ｟くだけて ｠Aかそこらの … (!Aは数詞 ) ▸ I've seen that movie ten or so times [ten times or so ].その映画を10回かそこらは見ている .A (, ) or (some ) ó ther B Aか何かほかのB (!Bの方がAより意味の広い上位語 ) ▸ lemonade or some other cold beverages レモネードか何か冷たい飲み物 .A or s ó mething [s ó mebody, s ó mewhere ]｟くだけて ｠Aか何か [だれか, どこか ] (!Aは 名詞 形容詞 など ) ▸ Maybe she's sick or something .たぶん彼女は病気か何かだ ▸ I'll go to Canada or somewhere .カナダかどこかに行きます .