neither

nei·ther  (nr, n-)

adj.

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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[Middle English, from Old English nwther, nhwæther (influenced by æghwæther, ægther, either) : n, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + hwæther, which of two; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: According to the traditional rule, neither is used only to mean "not one or the other of two." To refer to "none of several," none is preferred: None (not neither) of the three opposition candidates would make a better president than the incumbent.·The traditional rule also holds that neither is grammatically singular: Neither candidate is having an easy time with the press. However, it is often used with a plural verb, especially when followed by of and a plural: Neither of the candidates are really expressing their own views.·As a conjunction neither is properly followed by nor, not or, in formal style: Neither prayers nor curses (not or curses) did any good. See Usage Notes at either, every, he¹, none, nor¹, or¹.

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neither

Adjective

not one nor the other (of two): neither enterprise went well

pron

not one nor the other (of two): neither completed the full term

conj

a. used preceding alternatives joined by nor; not: sparing neither strength nor courage

b. same as nor (sense 2)

Adverb

Not standard same as either (sense 4) [Old English nāwther]

USAGE: A verb following a compound subject that uses neither...(nor) should be in the singular if both subjects are in the singular: neither Jack nor John has done the work.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

neither - not either; not one or the other incomplete, uncomplete - not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass"

Translations

neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ] adj → ni

conj I didn't move and neither did John → no me he movido, ni Juan tampoco pron → ninguno;

neither is true → ninguno/a de los(las) dos es cierto/a adv neither good nor bad → ni bueno ni malo

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neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ] adj, pron → aucun(e) (des deux) → ni l'un(e) ni l'autre

conj neither do I → moi non plus;

I didn't move and neither did Claude → je n'ai pas bougé, (et) Claude non plus adv neither good nor bad → ni bon ni mauvais;

neither did I refuse → (et or mais) je n'ai pas non plus refusé;

neither of them → ni l'un ni l'autre

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neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ] conj I didn't move and neither did John → ich bewegte mich nicht und John auch nicht pron → keine(r, s) (von beiden)

adv neither ... nor ... → weder ... noch ...;

neither story is true → keine der beiden Geschichten stimmt;

neither is true → beides stimmt nicht;

neither do I/have I → ich auch nicht

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neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ] adj, pron → né l'uno/a né l'altro/a, nessuno/a dei(delle) due

conj → neanche, nemmeno, neppure

adv neither good nor bad → né buono né cattivo;

I didn't move and neither did Claude → io non mi mossi e nemmeno Claude;

... neither did I refuse → ..., ma non ho nemmeno rifiutato