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neither determiner pronoun conjunction adverb
/ˈnaɪ.ðər/, /ˈniː-/
/-ðɚ/ det pron conj adv Definition
not either of two things or people
We've got two TVs, but neither works properly.
Neither of my parents likes my boyfriend.
Neither one of us is particularly interested in gardening.
"Which one would you choose?" "Neither. They're both terrible."
If she doesn't agree to the plan, neither will Tom (= Tom also will not).
Chris wasn't at the meeting and neither was her assistant.
informal "I don't feel like going out this evening." "Me neither."
On two occasions she was accused of stealing money from the company, but in neither case was there any evidence to support the claims.
neither ... nor
used when you want to say that two or more things are not true
Neither my mother nor my father went to university.
They speak neither French nor German, but a curious mixture of the two.
I neither know nor care what's happened to him.
(Definition of neither determiner/pronoun/conjunction/adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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