Meaning & use
or
Used to connect two or more alternatives or possibilities.
See it in a sentence
You can choose tea or coffee with your breakfast.
Finish the report by Friday, or the client will lose confidence in the team.
A note on using this word
Can imply a genuine choice between options, or, as in the second example, a consequence if the first option isn't taken.
Words with a similar meaning
alternatively
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Words with an opposite meaning
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