LEARNit Dictionary

or

conjunction
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1
A1
used to introduce another possibility
یا, یا اینکه, یا این که
compare either… or…
2
A1
used in negative sentences when mentioning two or more things
یا
He can't read or write.
There are people without homes, jobs or family.
compare neither… nor…
3
A1
used to warn or advise somebody that something bad could happen; otherwise
در غیر این صورت, وگرنه, اگر نه
Turn the heat down or it'll burn.
4
A1
used between two numbers to show approximately how many
یا
There were six or seven of us there.
5
A1
used to introduce a word or phrase that explains or means the same as another
یا, یا به عبارت دیگر
geology, or the science of the earth’s crust
It weighs a kilo, or just over two pounds.
6
A1
used to say why something must be true
وگرنه, در غیر این صورت
He must like her, or he wouldn't keep calling her.
7
A1
used to introduce a different or opposite idea
یا, یا اینکه
He was lying—or was he?