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Meaning of or

gives a choice between things

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British English/ɔː/
American English/ɔːr/
Russian transcription[ˈilʲɪ]
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or with Russian translation

or usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Чай или кофе?

Tea or coffee?

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Ты можешь позвонить мне или отправить сообщение.

You can call me or send a message.

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What's the difference between or / either...or / and/or

🇬🇧English
or

the basic word used to show a choice between options

A1Very Often

Tea or coffee?

Чай или кофе?

E
🇬🇧English
either...or

a paired structure used to present two choices

A1Often

You can either stay or leave.

Ты можешь либо остаться, либо уйти.

A
🇬🇧English
and/or

means one thing, the other thing, or both together

A1Often

You can choose soup and/or salad.

Вы можете выбрать суп и/или салат.

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or translation: или. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce or

/ɔː/

or translation

или

or examples

Tea or coffee?

or transcription

/ɔː/, /ɔːr/

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or meaning: what does it mean?

gives a choice between things

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or is pronounced as /ɔː/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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Tea or coffee? Translation: Чай или кофе?

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