Beziehungsweise Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Beziehungsweise" is mainly used as conjunction meaning "or", "respectively" or "or rather". It is also used as adverb.

Essential properties of "beziehungsweise"

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Meanings of "beziehungsweise" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

1.) "Indicates an alternative or interchangeable elements"

"Beziehungsweise", when used with this meaning, acts as conjunction.

• Definition: "Used to express an alternative or clarification between two or more elements. It indicates that the mentioned elements are equivalent or interchangeable in a given context."
• Translation(s): or, respectively, or rather
• Synonym(s): oder, beziehungsweise auch, respektive
• Related word(s): oder, bzw.

2.) "Specifies or corrects a previous statement"

"Beziehungsweise", when used with this meaning, acts as adverb.

• Definition: "Used to specify or correct a previous statement, adding more specific or exact information."
• Translation(s): or rather, more precisely, specifically
• Synonym(s): genauer gesagt, präziser ausgedrückt
• Related word(s): das heißt, nämlich