Definition of Neither in English :
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Neither meaning in English
Meaning of Neither in English
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Neither pronunciation in English
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Neither
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Neither
see synonyms of neitherdeterminer
1.
a.
not one nor the other (of two); not either
neither foot is swollen
b.
(as pronoun)
neither can win
conjunction
2. (coordinating)
a. (used preceding alternatives joined by nor)
not
neither John nor Mary nor Joe went
b. another word for nor (sense 2)
adverb
3. (sentence modifier) not standard another word for either (sense 4)
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Neither
see synonyms of neither adjective, pronoun
1.
not one or the other (of two); not either
neither boy went; neither of them was invited
conjunction
2.
not either
the first element of the pair of correlatives neither … nor, indicating negation of both parts of the statement [I could neither laugh nor cry]: neither … nor is sometimes used to refer to more than two, although this use is objected to by
some [the shop sells neither tobacco, beer, nor wine]3.
nor yet; and … not
he does not smoke, neither does he drink
adverb
4. Informal, Dialectal
any more than the other; also
used after negative expressions if she won't go, I won't neither
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Neither
see synonyms of neitheradj.
Not one or the other; not either: Neither shoe feels comfortable.
pron.
Not either one; not the one or the other: Neither of the twins is here. Neither will do. Neither of them is incorrect.
conj.
1. Not either; not in either case. Used with the correlative conjunction nor: Neither we nor they want it. She neither called nor wrote. I got neither the gift nor the card.
2. Also not: If he won't go, neither will she.
adv.
Similarly not; also not: Just as you would not, so neither would they.
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