Meaning of neither | Babel Free
Definitions
- Not one of two; not either; not one or the other
- Not either (used with nor)
- Not one or the other; not either: Neither shoe feels comfortable.
- Not either one of two
- Not either one; not the one or the other: Neither of the twins is here. Neither will do. Neither of them is incorrect.
- Similarly not
- Similarly not; also not: Just as you would not, so neither would they.
- Nor
- not the one nor the other (of two things or people). Neither window faces the sea; Neither of them could understand Italian. nog وَلا واحِد منهُما нико един nenhum žádný, nikdo kein ingen κανένας από τους δύοninguno de los dos kumbki نه این ونه آن ei kumpikaan ni l'un ni l'autre, aucun des deux אַף אֶחָד מִשנֵי- नहीं nijedan egyik sem (a kettő közül) tidak satu pun hvorugur (nessuno dei due) どちらも~でない 이것도 저것도 아닌 nei vienas (nei kitas) neviens kedua-duanya tidak geen van beideingen av, verken d...
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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. nor
- Also not: If he won't go, neither will she.
- not one nor the other (of two); not either: neither foot is swollen.
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(coordinating) a. (used preceding alternatives joined by nor) not: neither John nor Mary nor Joe went. coordinating
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(sentence modifier) not standard another word for either4 sentence modifier
Equivalents
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
See also
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