-OR

Meaning of -OR in English

a noun suffix denoting an act; a state or quality; as in error, fervor, pallor, candor, ·etc.

2. -or ·- a noun suffix denoting an agent or doer; as in auditor, one who hears; donor, one who gives; obligor, elevator. it is correlative to -ee. in general -or is appended to words of latin, and -er to those of english, origin. ·see -er.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — -or suffixo substantive [used with the second stem of verbs in -er and -ir ] -or, -er (= one who …
Interlingua English vocab
OR — o; (o therwise) altrimen. WHETHER...OR ...: sive...sive...
English interlingue dictionary
OR — (Conjunction) kun (Conjunction) o
English-Visayan vocabulary
OR — I. noun Etymology: 1or Date: circa 1956 a logical operator that requires either of two inputs to be present or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-OR — I. noun suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French -ur, -our, -eour & Latin ~; Anglo-French -ur, -our, from Latin ~; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OR — I. abbreviation 1. official receiver 2. on request 3. operating room 4. operations room 5. ordered recorded 6. other ranks …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-OR — I. _ə(r) sometimes |ȯ(ə)r or |ȯ(ə) noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -or, -our, from Old French -eor, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — (n.) Yellow or gold color, -- represented in drawing or engraving by small dots.
Английский словарь Webster
OR — (prep. & adv.) Ere; before; sooner than.
Английский словарь Webster
OR — (conj.) A particle that marks an alternative; as, you may read or may write, -- that is, you may do …
Английский словарь Webster
-OR — () A noun suffix denoting an agent or doer; as in auditor, one who hears; donor, one who gives; obligor, …
Английский словарь Webster
-OR — () A noun suffix denoting an act; a state or quality; as in error, fervor, pallor, candor, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
OR — ( prep. & adv. ) Ere; before; sooner than.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OR — ( n. ) Yellow or gold color, -- represented in drawing or engraving by small dots.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OR — ( conj. ) A particle that marks an alternative; as, you may read or may write, -- that is, you …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-OR — A noun suffix denoting an agent or doer; as in auditor, one who hears; donor, one who gives; obligor, elevator. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-OR — A noun suffix denoting an act; a state or quality; as in error, fervor, pallor, candor, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-OR — -or 1 a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, directly or through Anglo-French, usually denoting a condition or property of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OR — /awr/ , n. a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either or both operands are positive. 1. Law. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OR — or 1 /awr/ ; unstressed /euhr/ , conj. 1. (used to connect words, phrases, or clauses representing alternatives): books or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OR — conj. connecting two alternatives; indicating the result in the case of failure to do the preceding action; restating or clarifying …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OR — n. male or female name (Hebrew)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OR — I. ər, ˈȯr, Southern also ˈär conjunction Etymology: Middle English, alteration of other, alteration of Old English oththe; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OR — I. ˈȯr noun Etymology: or (I) Date: circa 1956 : a logical operator that requires either of two inputs to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-OR — I. noun suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French -ur, -our, -eour & Latin -or; Anglo-French -ur, -our, from Latin -or; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OR — prep & ·adv ere; before; sooner than. 2. or ·noun yellow or gold color, represented in drawing or engraving …
Webster English vocab
OR — n. Function: noun suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French -ur, -or from Latin -or : condition : activity <demean or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OR — n. Function: noun suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French -ur, -our, -eour & Latin -or; Anglo-French -ur, -our, from Latin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OR — n. Pronunciation: ' o ̇ r Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, gold, from Latin aurum ― more at …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OR — n. Function: conjunction Date: 13th century archaic : BEFORE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OR — n. Function: preposition Etymology: Middle English, from or, adverb, early, before, from Old Norse ā r; akin to Old English …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OR — n. Pronunciation: ə r, ' o ̇ r, Southern also ' är Function: conjunction Etymology: Middle English, alteration of other, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OR — n. Function: abbreviation 1 operating room 2 operational research; operations research 3 Oregon 4 owner's risk 5 own recognizance
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OR — n. Pronunciation: ' o ̇ r Function: noun Etymology: 1 or Date: circa 1956 : a logical operator that requires …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OR — ~ 1 ■ conjunction 1》 used to link alternatives. 2》 introducing a synonym ~ explanation of a preceding w~d ~ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OR — ~ 1》 a logical operation which gives the value one if at least one operand has the value one, and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-OR — ~ 1 ■ suffix (forming nouns) denoting a person or thing performing the action of a verb, or denoting another …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OR — [or] conj [ME, alter. of other, alter. of OE oththe; akin to OHG eddo or] (13c) 1--used as a function …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OR — [OR] abbreviation operating room, operational research, operations research, Oregon, owner's risk, own recognizance
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-OR — [-or] n suffix [ME, fr. OF -eur, -eor & L -or; OF -eur, fr. L -or; OF -eor, fr. L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-OR — -or BrE AmE ə AmE ə r —also occasionally for emphasis ɔː AmE ɔːr ▷ — generator ˈdʒen ə reɪt …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OR — or BrE AmE ɔː AmE \ ɔːr —In American English ɔːr is a strong form, paired with a weak form …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-OR — suffix (in nouns) a person or thing that : actor —compare -ee , -er
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — / ɔː(r); NAmE / conjunction 1. used to introduce another possibility : Is your sister older or younger than you? …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — I. OR written abbreviation for ↑ Oregon II. Or ‧ e ‧ gon /ˈɒrəɡən, ˈɒrɪɡən $ ˈɔː-, ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
-OR — -or /ə $ ər/ BrE AmE suffix [in nouns] [ Language: Latin ] 1 . someone who does something or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — n. & adj. Heraldry --n. a gold or yellow colour. --adj. (usu. following noun) gold or yellow (a crescent or). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — abbr. 1 operational research. 2 US Oregon (in official postal use). 3 other ranks.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-OR — suffix US = -OUR(1).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-OR — suffix forming adjectives with comparative sense (major; senior). [AF -our f. L -or]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-OR — suffix forming nouns denoting state or condition (error; horror). [L -or -oris, sometimes via (or after) OF -or, -ur]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-OR — suffix forming nouns denoting a person or thing performing the action of a verb, or an agent more generally (actor; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — n. & adj. Heraldry n. a gold or yellow colour. adj. (usu. following noun) gold or yellow (a crescent or). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — abbr. 1 operational research. 2 US Oregon (in official postal use). 3 other ranks.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Webster English vocab

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