Or (conjunction)
Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the “inclusive or.” The “exclusive or” is formed by “either{{…}}or”.
Or (conjunction)
Logical union of two sets of values. There are two forms, an exclusive or and an inclusive or.
Or (conjunction)
Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
Or (conjunction)
Otherwise; a consequence of the condition that the previous is false
“It’s raining! Come inside or you’ll catch a cold!”
Or (conjunction)
Connects two equivalent names.
“the country Myanmar or Burma”
Or (noun)
alternative form of OR
Or (noun)
The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
Or (adjective)
Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
Or (adverb)
Early (on).
Or (adverb)
Earlier, previously.
Or (preposition)
Before; ere.
And (conjunction)
As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
And (conjunction)
Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs. from 8th c.
And (conjunction)
Simply connecting two clauses or sentences. from 8th c.
And (conjunction)
Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first. from 9th c.
And (conjunction)
Yet; but. 10th-17th c.
And (conjunction)
Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens not dated; connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often omitted in US); to connect fractions to wholes. from 10th c.
And (conjunction)
Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
And (conjunction)
Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition. from 10th c.
And (conjunction)
Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause. from 10th c.
And (conjunction)
Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
And (conjunction)
Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come, go and try. from 14th c.
And (conjunction)
Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; “as well as other”. from 16th c.
And (conjunction)
Expressing a condition.
And (conjunction)
Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb). from 17th c.
And (conjunction)
If; provided that. from 13th c.
And (noun)
In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
And (noun)
Breath.
And (noun)
; steam fog.
And (verb)
To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
And (conjunction)
used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences, that are to be taken jointly
“a hundred and fifty”
“bread and butter”
“they can read and write”
And (conjunction)
used to connect two clauses when the second refers to something that happens after the first
“he turned round and walked out”
And (conjunction)
used to connect two clauses, the second of which refers to something that results from the first
“there was a flash flood and by the next morning the town was under water”
And (conjunction)
connecting two identical comparatives, to emphasize a progressive change
“getting better and better”
And (conjunction)
connecting two identical words, implying great duration or great extent
“I cried and cried”
And (conjunction)
used to connect two identical words to indicate that things of the same name or class have different qualities
“all human conduct is determined or caused—but there are causes and causes”
And (conjunction)
used to connect two numbers to indicate that they are being added together
“six and four makes ten”
And (conjunction)
used to connect two numbers, implying succession
“a line of men marching two and two”
And (conjunction)
used to introduce an additional comment or interjection
“if it came to a choice—and this was the worst thing—she would turn her back on her parents”
And (conjunction)
used to introduce a question in connection with what someone else has just said
“‘I found the letter in her bag.’ ‘And did you steam it open?’”
And (conjunction)
used to introduce a statement about a new topic
“and now to the dessert”
And (conjunction)
used after some verbs and before another verb to indicate intention, instead of ‘to’
“I would try and do what he said”
And (noun)
a Boolean operator which gives the value one if and only if all the operands are one, and otherwise has a value of zero.
And (noun)
a circuit which produces an output signal only when signals are received simultaneously through all input connections.