nor
And... notAnd... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).
» I have neither time nor money.
Ich habe weder Zeit noch Geld.
Ich habe keine Zeit und auch kein Geld.
У меня нет ни времени, ни денег.
У меня ни времени, ни денег.
В мене немає ані часу, ані грошей.
Meaning
5 senses(literary)And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).
Nor did I stop to think, but ran.
They are happy, nor need we worry.
A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true.
I am neither hungry nor thirsty.
Used to introduce a further negative statement.
The struggle didn't end, nor was it diminished.
I hardly spoke with nor listened to anybody else.
(UK, dialectal)Than.
He's no better nor you.
(archaic)Neither.
Examples
1498 sentencesI have neither time nor money.
В мене немає ані часу, ані грошей.
ruУ меня нет ни времени, ни денег.
deIch habe weder Zeit noch Geld.
Tom can neither read nor write.
Том не вміє ані читати, ані писати.
ruТом не умеет ни читать, ни писать.
deTom kann weder lesen noch schreiben.
Neither Tom nor Mary can drive.
Ані Том, ані Мері не вміють керувати авто.
ruНи Том, ни Мэри не умеют водить.
Neither Tom nor Mary are hungry.
Ані Том, ані Мері не голодні.
Neither Tom nor Mary is correct.
Ані Том, ані Мері не мають рації.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English nauther, from nother. Cognate with neither. By surface analysis, not +From Middle English nauther, from nother. Cognate with neither. By surface analysis, not + or.
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- C1Ellipsis and substitution — Because the lesson uses it
- C1Inversion: advanced patterns — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
4 patterns- confirm nor deny
- neither confirm nor
- confirm nor
- nor deny