Meaning

2 senses

  1. Not either (used with nor).

    Neither you nor I likes it.

    weder X noch Y

    ни X ни Xni X ni X

    ні X ні Xni X ni X

  2. (archaic)Nor.

Examples

1776 sentences

  1. I have neither time nor money.

    В мене немає ані часу, ані грошей. — shanghainese

    ruУ меня нет ни времени, ни денег. — shanghainese

    deIch habe weder Zeit noch Geld. — Espi

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  2. I know neither of his brothers.

    Я не знаю жодного з його братів. — Qermit

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  3. Tom can neither read nor write.

    Том не вміє ані читати, ані писати. — deniko

    ruТом не умеет ни читать, ни писать. — sharptoothed

    deTom kann weder lesen noch schreiben. — brauchinet

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  4. I have met neither of his sons.

    Я не зустрічався з жодним з його синів. — ChickenKiev

    ruЯ ни одного из его сыновей не встречал. — marafon

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  5. Tom wasn't angry and neither was Mary.

    Том не сердився, і Мері теж. — deniko

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y:
Русский
By meaning 1
not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y:

Origin

Alteration (after either) of nauther, from Middle English neiþer, from Old English nāwþer,

Alteration (after either) of nauther, from Middle English neiþer, from Old English nāwþer, contraction of nāhwæþer, corresponding to no + whether. Compare Latin neuter (“neither”). By surface analysis, not + either.

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Word family

1 related words
Derivedme neither

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • and neither does
  • neither of my
  • and neither can
  • neither one of
  • neither confirm nor
  • and neither is
  • neither of those
  • but neither of
  • go and neither
  • neither confirm
  • neither of the
  • know neither of

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
neighbourA1neighbourhoodB1neighbourlynelsonnemesisneoclassicalneodymium

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