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Traditional English :: neither
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neither - adj., pron., adv., & conj. --adj. & pron. (foll. by sing. verb)
1 not the one nor the other (of two things); not either (neither of the accusations is true; neither of them knows; neither wish was granted; neither went to the fair).
2 disp. none of any number of specified things. --adv. 1 not either; not on the one hand (foll. by nor; introducing the first of two or more things in the negative: neither knowing nor caring; would neither come in nor go out; neither the teachers nor the parents nor the children).
2 not either; also not (if you do not, neither shall I).
3 (with neg.) disp. either (I don't know that neither). --conj. archaic nor yet; nor (I know not, neither can I guess). [ME naither, neither f. OE nowther contr. of nohw ther (as NO(2), WHETHER): assim. to EITHER] |
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Related Words
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either
nor
borrower
lender
here
there
lyric
one
us
gladys
knight
out
far
deep
dog
wolf
be
it
me
grammar
world
brad
paisley
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Most Often Usage
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either neither
neither nor
borrower lender neither
here neither nor there
lyric for neither one of us
gladys knight neither one us
neither out far nor in deep
dog neither nor wolf
neither a borrower nor a lender be
here it neither nor there
me neither
me neither lyric
grammar neither nor
neither neither world
neither one of us
brad paisley me neither
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