OR

OR ¹  (ôr)

n.

A logical operator that returns a true value if one or both operands are true.

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OR ²

abbr.

1. operating room

2. operations research

3. Oregon

4. owner's risk

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or ¹  (ôr; r when unstressed)

conj.

1.

a. Used to indicate an alternative, usually only before the last term of a series: hot or cold; this, that, or the other.

b. Used to indicate the second of two alternatives, the first being preceded by either or whether: Your answer is either ingenious or wrong. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

c. Archaic Used to indicate the first of two alternatives, with the force of either or whether.

2. Used to indicate a synonymous or equivalent expression: acrophobia, or fear of great heights.

3. Used to indicate uncertainty or indefiniteness: two or three.

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[Middle English, from other, or (from Old English, from oththe) and from outher (from Old English hwæther, ther; see either).]

Usage Note: When all the elements in a series connected by or are singular, the verb they govern is singular: Tom or Jack is coming. Beer, ale, or wine is included in the charge. When all the elements are plural, the verb is plural. When the elements do not agree in number, some grammarians have suggested that the verb should agree in number with the nearest element: Tom or his sisters are coming. The girls or their brother is coming. Cold symptoms or headache is the usual first sign. Other grammarians, however, have argued that such constructions are inherently illogical and that the only solution is to revise the sentence to avoid the problem of agreement: Either Tom is coming or his sisters are. The usual first sign may be either cold symptoms or a headache. See Usage Notes at and/or, either, neither, nor¹.

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or ²  (ôr) Archaic

conj.

Before. Followed by ever or ere: "I doubt he will be dead or ere I come" (Shakespeare).

prep.

Before.

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[Middle English, variant of er, from Old English r, soon, early, and from Old Norse r; see ayer- in Indo-European roots.]

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or ³  (ôr)

n. Heraldry

Gold, represented in heraldic engraving by a white field sprinkled with small dots.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin aurum.]

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or

conj

1. used to join alternatives: do you want to go out or stay at home?

2. used to join rephrasings of the same thing: twelve, or a dozen [Middle English contraction of other]

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OR Oregon

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	OR - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific Beaver State, Oregon Pacific Northwest - a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia Crater Lake National Park - a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Bend - a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range Eugene - a city in western Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university Klamath Falls - a town in southern Oregon near the California border Medford - a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort Portland - freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains capital of Oregon, Salem - capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River Klamath, Klamath River - a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean Snake River, Snake - a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition Willamette, Willamette River - a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
	2.	OR - a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic" operating room, operating theater, operating theatre, surgery hospital room - a room in a hospital for the care of patients

Translations

or [ɔːʳ] conj → o;

(before o, ho) → u;

(with negative): he hasn't seen or heard anything → no ha visto ni oído nada;

or else → si no;

let me go or I'll scream! → ¡suélteme, o me pongo a gritar!

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or [ɔːʳ] conj → ou;

(with negative);

he hasn't seen or heard anything → il n'a rien vu ni entendu;

or else → sinon; ou bien

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or [ɔːʳ] conj → oder;

he hasn't seen or heard anything → er hat weder etwas gesehen noch gehört;

or else (= otherwise) → sonst;

fifty or sixty people → fünfzig bis sechzig Leute

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or [ɔːʳ] conj → o, oppure;

(with negative): he hasn't seen or heard anything → non ha visto né sentito niente;

or else → se no, altrimenti; oppure

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or

conj or [oː]

1 used to show an alternative Is that your book or is it mine? of أو или nebo eller oder ή o või یا vai, tai ou אוֹ या, अथवा ili vagy, különben atau eða o または 또는 ar, arba vai atau of eller albo, czy też ou sau или alebo ali ili eller หรือ veya, ya da 或者 або, чи يا hoặc; hay 或者

2 because if not Hurry or you'll be late. of, anders وَإلا، وإذا ما или jinak ellers oder αλλιώς, ειδάλλως sino või وگرنه tai sinon אַחֶרֶת अथवा ili, u protivnom vagy kalau tidak eða, annars altrimenti さもないと 그렇지 않으면 kitaip, nes vai arī kalau tidak of ellers albo senão sau (altfel) а то, или lebo sicer ili eller också, annars หรือว่า yoksa, aksi takdirde 否則 або, чи ورنہ nếu không 否则

or so

about; approximately I bought a dozen or so (books). of تَقْريباً، حوالي около přibližně eller deromkring oder so περίπου más o menos umbes تقریباً suunnilleen environ בְּעֵרֶך या कुछ इतना ही, या लगभग otprilike körülbelül kira-kira um það bil circa だいたい apie, maždaug vai apmēram tā lebih kurang ongeveer sånn omtrent lub, około mais ou menos sau cam aşa ceva около этого, приблизительно približne približno približno eller så ประมาณ aşağı yukarı, yaklaşık 大約 приблизно, близько цього تقريباً khoảng 大约