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neither

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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.

[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 kwo- 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.

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
Spanish neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ] adjni
conj I didn't move and neither did John → no me he movido, ni Juan tampoco pronninguno;
neither is true → ninguno/a de los(las) dos es cierto/a adv neither good nor bad → ni bueno ni malo

French neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ] adj, pronaucun(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

German neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ] conj I didn't move and neither did John → ich bewegte mich nicht und John auch nicht pronkeine(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

Italian neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ] adj, pronl'uno/a né l'altro/a, nessuno/a dei(delle) due
adv neither good nor bad → buonocattivo;
I didn't move and neither did Claude → io non mi mossi e nemmeno Claude;
... neither did I refuse → ..., ma non ho nemmeno rifiutato

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It follows plainly, in the first place, that the change, of fortune presented must not be the spectacle of a virtuous man brought from prosperity to adversity: for this moves neither pity nor fear; it merely shocks us.
He put aside his bow, and went neither to fight nor to hunt, but from sunrise to sunset he sat by the place where she was laid, thinking of his happiness that was buried there.
Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with, or even before, the conflict itself should cease.
 
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