Joining two or more alternatives: or: (a) nouns & noun phrases; (b) verbs, verbals, & verb phrases; (c) adjectives & ppls.; (d) adverbs; (e) prepositional phrases; (f) clauses; (g) mixed constructions.

(a) Joining synonymous words and phrases: or; (b) in expressions of approximate number or measure: or.

As roughly equivalent to and.

(a) Joining opposites; (b) introducing a clause which tells the consequences of failing to obey a preceding command or entreaty.

As part of a correlative conj.: (a) ~..~, either..or; whether..or; (b) other (either, outher)..~, ~..other (either), either..or; etc.

In phrase: ~ elles.

(a) As an introductory interrogative particle, untranslatable; (b) whether; (c) as adv.: even.