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 [ˈnaɪðə ˈniːðə]

determiner

a.  not one nor the other (of two); not either neither foot is swollen

b.  (as pronoun) neither can win

conj

(coordinating)

a.  (used preceding alternatives joined by nor) not neither John nor Mary nor Joe went

b.  another word for nor [2]

adv

(sentence modifier) Not standard another word for either [4]

[C13 (literally, ne either not either): changed from Old English nāwther, from nāhwæther, from nā not + hwæther which of two; see whether]

Usage: A verb following a compound subject that uses neither… 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]

A. ADV neither ... nor → ni ... ni
neither he nor I can go → ni él ni yo podemos ir
he neither smokes nor drinks → ni fuma ni bebe
that's neither here nor there (fig) → eso no viene al caso

B. CONJ → tampoco
if you aren't going, neither am I → si tú no vas, yo tampoco
"I don't like it" - "neither do I" → -a mí no me gusta -a mí tampoco
neither will he agree to sell it → ni consiente en venderlo tampoco

C. PRON neither of them has any money → ninguno de los dos tiene dinero, ni el uno ni el otro tiene dinero
neither of them saw it → ni el uno ni el otro lo vio

D. ADJ → ninguno de los/las dos
neither car is for sale → ninguno de los dos coches está a la venta

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neither [ˈniːðə^r ˈnaɪðə^r]

adj → aucun(e) des deux
Neither team can appear too confident → Aucune des deux équipes ne peut se montrer trop confiante.

pron → ni l'un(e) ni l'autre
Carrots or peas? - Neither, thanks → Des carottes ou des petits pois? - Ni l'un ni l'autre merci.
Neither of them is coming → Aucun des deux ne vient.

conj
neither do I → moi non plus
I don't like him. - Neither do I! → Je ne l'aime pas. - Moi non plus!
I never learned to swim and neither did they → Je n'ai jamais appris à nager et eux non plus.
and neither do ... → et .... non plus
I didn't move and neither did Claude → Je n'ai pas bougé et Claude non plus.
Britain does not agree and neither do Denmark, Portugal and Ireland → La Grande-Bretagne n'est pas d'accord, et le Danemark, le Portugal et l'Irlande non plus.
neither have I → moi non plus
I've never been to Spain. - Neither have I → Je ne suis jamais allé en Espagne. - Moi non plus.

adv
neither ... nor ... → ni ... ni ...
Neither Sarah nor Tamsin is coming to the party → Ni Sarah ni Tamsin ne vient à la soirée.
neither good nor bad → ni bon ni mauvais
neither here nor there (= irrelevant)
That is neither here nor there → Là n'est pas la question.
Whether or not he realised the fact was neither here nor there → Qu'il ait été conscient ou non du fait, là n'était pas la question.

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neither

adv neither … nor → weder … noch; he neither knows nor cares → er weiß es nicht und will es auch nicht wissen

conj → auch nicht; if you don’t go, neither shall I → wenn du nicht gehst, gehe ich auch nicht; I’m not going — neither am I → ich gehe nicht — ich auch nicht; he didn’t do it (and) neither did his sister → weder er noch seine Schwester haben es getan; I can’t go, neither do I want to → ich kann und will auch nicht gehen

adj → keine(r, s) (der beiden); neither one of them → keiner von beiden; in neither case → in keinem Fall, weder in dem einen noch in dem anderen Fall

pron → keine(r, s); neither of them → keiner von beiden; which will you take? — neither → welches nehmen Sie? — keines (von beiden)

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neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ]

1. adv → né
neither he nor I can go → né io né lui possiamo andare
neither good nor bad → né buono/a né cattivo/a
he neither smokes nor drinks → non fuma né beve
he likes neither the house nor the people → non gli piace né la casa né la gente
that's neither here nor there (fig) → questo non c'entra

2. conj → neanche, nemmeno, neppure
if you aren't going, neither am I → se tu non ci vai, non ci vado neanch'io or nemmeno io
I don't like it - neither do I → non mi piace - nemmeno a me
I didn't move and neither did he → io non mi mossi e nemmeno lui
...neither did I refuse → ... ma non ho nemmeno rifiutato

3. adj on neither side → né da una parte né dall'altra
neither story is true → nessuna delle due storie è vera

4. pron → né l'uno/a né l'altro/a, nessuno/a dei/delle due
neither of them has any money → né l'uno né l'altro or nessuno dei due ha soldi, non hanno soldi né l'uno né l'altro

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neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ]

1. adv → né
neither he nor I can go → né io né lui possiamo andare
neither good nor bad → né buono/a né cattivo/a
he neither smokes nor drinks → non fuma né beve
he likes neither the house nor the people → non gli piace né la casa né la gente
that's neither here nor there (fig) → questo non c'entra

2. conj → neanche, nemmeno, neppure
if you aren't going, neither am I → se tu non ci vai, non ci vado neanch'io or nemmeno io
I don't like it - neither do I → non mi piace - nemmeno a me
I didn't move and neither did he → io non mi mossi e nemmeno lui
...neither did I refuse → ... ma non ho nemmeno rifiutato

3. adj on neither side → né da una parte né dall'altra
neither story is true → nessuna delle due storie è vera

4. pron → né l'uno/a né l'altro/a, nessuno/a dei/delle due
neither of them has any money → né l'uno né l'altro or nessuno dei due ha soldi, non hanno soldi né l'uno né l'altro

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neither

adjectiv / pron neither [ˈnaiðə, (especially American ) ˈni:ðə(r)]

not the one nor the other (of two things or people) Neither window faces the sea; Neither of them could understand Italian. nog وَلا واحِد منهُما нико един žádný, nikdo ingen kein κανένας από τους δύο ninguno de los dos kumbki نه این ونه آن ei kumpikaan ni l'un ni l'autre, aucun des deux אַף אֶחָד מִשנֵי- नहीं nijedan egyik sem (a kettő közül) tidak satu pun hvorugur (nessuno dei due) どちらも～でない 이것도 저것도 아닌 nei vienas (nei kitas) neviens kedua-duanya tidak geen van beide ingen av, verken den ene eller den andre żaden z nenhum nici un, nici o (din doi); nici unul, nici una (din doi) никакой; ни тот, ни другой žiadny nobeden (od dveh) nijedan ingen, ingendera ต่างก็ไม่ (ikisinden) hiç biri, hiç biri 兩者都不 ні той, ні інший; жоден نہ يہ نہ وہ không ... cũng không 两者都不

neither … nor

used to introduce alternatives which are both negative Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write. nóg ... nóg لا... ولا нито нито ani ... ani hverken ... eller weder... noch ούτε...ούτε (σε άρνηση) ni... ni هیچ یک از آن دو ei…eikä ni...ni לא...וְלא और नहीं niti sem...sem tidak satu pun; tidak... dan tidak... hvorki .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. né né (...) né (...) どちらも～でない A도 아니고 B도 아니다 nei... nei ne... ne... baik sesuatu mahupun sesuatu, tidak noch... noch verken... eller ani... ani nem...nem nici..., nici... ни... ни... ani ... ani niti... niti niti varken ... eller ไม่ทั้งสอง ne... ne (de) 既不...也不... ні ... ні کوئي بھي نہيں không... mà cũng không 既不...也不...

As with either … or , the verb usually follows the noun or pronoun that comes closest to it: Neither Kate nor Susan is responsible ; Neither she nor her children speak English .

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neither → فوق ذلك, لا هذا ولا ذاك ani-ani, také ne, žádný ze dvou heller ikke, ingen af dem auch nicht, keiner, keiner von beiden κανείς από τους δύο, μήτε, ούτε ni, ninguno, tampoco ei ..eikä, ei kumpikaan aucun, ni, non plus nijedan, niti né, nessuno dei due ･･･もまた･･･でない, どちらも･･･でない, また･･･でない …도 …도 아니다, …도 또한 …아니다, 어느 쪽도 … 아니다 evenmin, geen van beide, noch heller, heller ikke, ingen ani, żaden nem, nenhum, tampouco ни один, никакой ingendera, inte heller ไม่ใช่ทั้งสอง, ต่างก็ไม่ hiçbir, hiçbiri, ne o, ne bu không cái nào trong hai cái, không phải cái này mà cũng không phải cái kia 两者都不, 既不...也不