What does the word neither mean

What is the word neither mean?

: not the one and not the other of two people or things. neither. adjective. English Language Learners Definition of neither (Entry 3 of 3) : not one or the other of two people or things.

What is the full meaning of neither?

conjunction. not either, as of persons or things specified (usually followed by nor): Neither John nor Betty is at home. nor; nor yet; no more: Bob can’t go, and neither can I. If she doesn’t want it, neither do I.

What is difference between either and neither?

Alone: either means “one of the two”; neither means “none of the two.” Use a singular verb. Either combines with or; neither combines with nor.

What is the use of neither?

Neither as a determiner Neither allows us to make a negative statement about two people or things at the same time. Neither goes before singular countable nouns. We use it to say ‘not either’ in relation to two things. Neither can be pronounced /ˈnaɪðə(r)/ or /ˈni:ðə(r)/.

Can you use or neither?

Either/Or, Neither/Nor Either is always paired with or, and neither is always paired with nor. If you are matching either and nor, I hate to break it to you, but you’re doing it wrong. Additionally, nor is generally not used where neither is not also used.

How do you use either or neither nor in sentence?

I don’t like either Stephen or Peter. OR I like neither Stephen nor Peter. 2. He either keeps the keys himself or leaves them with his wife….Using either…or and neither… nor

  1. He cooks dinner.
  2. Either he or she cooks dinner.
  3. She can have tea.
  4. She can have either tea or coffee.
  5. He washes the clothes himself.

Can neither/nor example?

Neither/nor – when they are used together, they negate both parts of the statement. For example: Neither the blue one nor the red is available in size 4. I will neither call you nor send you a message before midday.

How do you write neither/nor in logic?

2 Using Logic Symbols. When translating from English sentences into logical form, “but” generally means the same as “and”, and the phrase “neither A nor B” is translated as “not A and not B”.

Is Me neither proper grammar?

Me Neither: Considering Two Poor Grammatical Choices. Both me either and me neither mean approximately the same thing, but neither is grammatically precise.

What to say back to I can’t wait to see you?

Senior Member. Although ‘I can’t wait to see you too’ is perfectly understandable, I would say ‘I can’t wait to see you either’. More colloquially, you might say ‘Same here’, ‘Same for me’, ‘Me too’ and aztlaniano’s ‘Neither can I’, although I always think this last one suggests you cannot wait to see yourself.

How do you respond to I can’t make it?

Just say, “cool, have fun”….and don’t text her again for a few days at least. Dude, never ask her anything. Just be the alpha male by saying, “hey I am going there..see you there.” Keep that attitude up so she won’t think you’re a weak beta. Very much THIS!

Can’t wait to or too?

This is not correct. Don’t use this phrase. The word “too” is not used in negative constructions.

What is same here?

—used to say that one thinks, feels, or wants the same thing as someone else “I’m tired.” “Same here.””I’ll have a coffee.” “Same here, please.”

Can’t wait to see you meaning?

to be very excited about something and eager to do or experience it: I can’t wait to see you.

Is it weird to say can’t wait to see you?

In most practical circumstances, there’s really no ambiguity. The “can’t wait to” part is a longstanding English idiomatic expression meaning so very eager (to see, to eat, to fly, to do something) that the person is raring to go do it (i.e. cannot literally wait any longer).

Can’t wait to see you message for her?

I can’t wait to see you because I miss everything we do together. My body misses that warmness it feels when I had you in my arms. I miss the feeling of passion as I feel your face, stare into your beautiful eyes and tenderly kiss you. I can’t wait to be with you, my love.

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Pronoun



“Which one do you want?” “Neither, thanks.”



Neither of them dances well.



There are two flashlights, neither of which works.

Adjective



“Which answer is correct?” “Neither one.”

Recent Examples on the Web



Neither this Denver attorney nor Gaia’s Garden has returned a request for comment.


—Emma Gannon, The Cannabist, 9 May 2017




Neither the communications director nor the CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, which spends more than $20 million per year promoting wind power, would comment on the rural opposition to wind turbines.


—Robert Bryce, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2017




Neither the PUC nor the Legislature has a clear path to step in and amend the agreement in a way that would protect ratepayers from an IRS ruling.


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The denials that follow are setting off heated disputes between doctors and insurers, often delaying treatment of seriously ill patients who are neither aware of the algorithms, nor able to question their calculations.


—Casey Ross And Bob Herman, STAT, 13 Mar. 2023




High school, thankfully, doesn’t last forever and neither do high school characters.


—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2023




And neither did anyone else.


—Tim Blanks, CNN, 4 Oct. 2022




And neither did the results.


—Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2022




And neither do their creators.


—Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com, 20 May 2022




The denials that follow are setting off heated disputes between doctors and insurers, often delaying treatment of seriously ill patients who are neither aware of the algorithms, nor able to question their calculations.


—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 15 Mar. 2023




Aguirre’s complaint argues the NRC has been neither adequate nor reasonable in searching for relevant documents and the judge’s ruling allows the lawsuit to proceed.


—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023




But in the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution produced a class of people who were neither rich enough not to work, nor poor enough to put up with forgoing pleasure.


—Nicholas Ivor Martin And Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2023


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neither
I никакой (из двух)
See both, .
II также не (в отрицательных предложениях)
(1). Наречие neither соответствует русскому тоже, также в кратком подтверждении отрицательного утверждения и в отрицательных предложениях:

They don’t like such films. — Neither do I — Им не нравятся такие фильмы. — Мне тоже.


В предложениях, начинающихся с neither употребляется обратный порядок слов, т. е. neither стоит перед вспомогательным (или модальным) глаголом, за которым следует подлежащее:

I don’t know, neither can I guess — Я не знаю и догадаться тоже не могу.


I haven’t read this book, neither do I intend to — Я не читал этой книги и не собираюсь ее читать.


(2). See also, .
III ни тот, ни другой
(1). Местоимение neither подразумевает выбор среди всего двух лиц или предметов и согласуется с глаголом в единственном числе:

Neither of you knows the truth — Никто из вас (двоих) не знает истины.


Both of them are invited, but neither of them is going to come — Их обоих пригласили, но они оба (ни тот, ни другой) не собираются приходить.


Would you like tea or coffee? — Neither — Что вы будете, чай или кофе? — Ни то, ни другое.


(2). See both, .
(3). See either, .
IV ни; neither… nor… ни… ни
See either , .

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  • neither — 1. pronunciation. Both pronunciations, niy dhǝ and nee dhǝ, are about equally common. 2. parts of speech. Neither functions in two ways: as an adjective or pronoun, and as an adverb or conjunction. a) adjective and pronoun. Neither means ‘not the …   Modern English usage

  • Neither — Nei ther, conj. Not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or more co[ o]rdinate clauses of which those that follow begin with nor. [1913 Webster] Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king. 1 Kings xxii. 31. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • neither — [nē′thər, nī′thər] adj., pron. [ME naither, altered (by assoc. with eyther, EITHER) < nauther < OE na hwæther, lit., not whether (see NO1, WHETHER), not either of two] not one or the other (of two); not either [neither boy went; neither of… …   English World dictionary

  • Neither — Nei ther (n[=e] [th][ e]r or n[imac] [th][ e]r; 277), a. [OE. neither, nother, nouther, AS. n[=a]w[eth]er, n[=a]hw[ae][eth]er; n[=a] never, not + hw[ae][eth]er whether. The word has followed the form of either. See {No}, and {Whether}, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Neither Am I — Studio album by Bell X1 Released October 13, 2000 …   Wikipedia

  • neither — (conj.) O.E. nawþer, contraction of nahwæþer, lit. not of two, from na no (see NO (Cf. no)) + hwæþer which of two (see WHETHER (Cf. whether)). Spelling altered c.1200 by association with either. Paired with NOR (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • neither — ► DETERMINER & PRONOUN ▪ not the one nor the other of two people or things; not either. ► ADVERB 1) used before the first of two (or occasionally more) alternatives (the others being introduced by ‘nor’) to indicate that they are each untrue or… …   English terms dictionary

  • neither — nei|ther [ niðər, naıðər ] function word, quantifier *** Neither can be used in the following ways: as a way of showing how a sentence or clause is related to what has already been said: I can t play tennis, but neither can you. as a conjunction… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • neither */*/*/ — UK [ˈnaɪðə(r)] / UK [ˈniːðə(r)] / US [ˈnɪðər] / US [ˈnaɪðər] conjunction, determiner, pronoun Summary: Neither can be used in the following ways: as a way of showing how a sentence or clause is related to what has already been said: I can t play… …   English dictionary

  • neither — /nee dheuhr, nuy /, conj. 1. not either, as of persons or things specified (usually fol. by nor): Neither John nor Betty is at home. 2. nor; nor yet; no more: Bob can t go, and neither can I. If she doesn t want it, neither do I. adj. 3. not… …   Universalium

  • neither — nei|ther1 W3 [ˈnaıðə US ˈni:ðər] determiner, pron not one or the other of two people or things →↑either ▪ Would you like tea or coffee? Neither, thanks. ▪ It was a game in which neither team deserved to win. neither of ▪ Neither of them can cook …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Alteration (after either) of nauther, from Middle English nawther, noþer, naðer (whence also Modern nor), from Old English nāwþer, contraction of nāhwæþer, corresponding to no + whether. Compare Latin neuter (“neither”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nī′thə(r), nē′thə(r), IPA(key): /ˈnaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/, /ˈniː.ðə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnaɪ.ðɚ/, /ˈni.ðɚ/
  • ,
  • enPR: nā′thə(r) IPA(key): (obsolete (in use until the 20th c.)) /ˈneɪ.ðə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -iːðə(ɹ), -aɪðə(ɹ)
  • See either for pronunciation by region.
  • Hyphenation: neith‧er

Determiner[edit]

neither

  1. Not one of two; not either.

    Neither definition seems correct.

    • 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:

      She was neither learned nor intelligent, but she contrived to dress both herself and her daughter out of a meagre jointure, supplying with her clever fingers what her purse could not buy; […] .

  2. Not either (used with nor).

    Neither you nor I like it.

Derived terms[edit]

  • neither a borrower nor a lender be
  • neither fish nor flesh
  • neither fish nor fowl
  • neither fish, flesh, nor fowl
  • neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring, neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring
  • neither this nor that

Translations[edit]

not one of two; not either

  • Albanian: asnjë (sq)
  • Bulgarian: нито един m (nito edin), никой m (nikoj)
  • Cornish: naneyl
  • Czech: žádný (cs) m
  • Danish: ingen af, hverken (when referring to, e.g.. “you and I”)
  • Dutch: geen van beide
  • Finnish: ei kumpikaan
  • French: aucun des deux
  • Galician: nengún m, nengunha f
  • Georgian: არცერთი (arcerti)
  • German: weder (de)
  • Greek:
    Ancient: οὐδέτερος (oudéteros)
  • Hungarian: egyik sem, semelyik
  • Irish: ceachtar
  • Italian: nessuno (it)
  • Japanese: どちらも…ない (dochira mo … nai)
  • Latin: neuter (la)
  • Norwegian: ingen av
  • Polish: żaden (pl) m
  • Portuguese: nenhum (dos dois)
  • Russian: ни оди́н (ni odín), ни тот, ни друго́й (ni tot, ni drugój)
  • Serbo-Croatian: niti (sh), ni (sh)
  • Slovene: noben
  • Spanish: ninguno (es), ningún (es)
  • Swedish: ingendera (sv), ingen av

not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y

  • Arabic: لَا X وَلَا X‎ (lā X walā X)
    Egyptian Arabic: لا… ولا…‎ (la .. wala …)
  • Armenian: ոչ … ոչ … (hy) (očʿ … očʿ …)
  • Aromanian: nitsi
  • Belarusian: ні X ні X
  • Bulgarian: нито X нито Y (nito X nito Y)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 不X也不X (bù X yě bù X)
  • Cimbrian: nèt X nèt Y
  • Cornish: na X na Y, naneyl X na Y
  • Czech: ani X ani Y
  • Danish: hverken X eller Y
  • Dutch: noch X noch Y; X noch Y
  • Esperanto: nek (eo)
  • Finnish: ei … eikä …
  • French: ni X ni Y
  • Friulian: ni, nancje
  • Galician: nin
  • Georgian: არც (arc)
  • German: weder X noch Y
  • Hungarian: sem (hu), se (hu)
  • Icelandic: hvorki X né Y
  • Istriot: gnanca
  • Italian: né (it) X né (it) Y
  • Japanese: XでもなくYでもない (X de mo naku Y de mo nai), XもYも…ない (X mo Y mo …nai)
  • Korean: X도 아니고 X도 아니다 (Xdo anigo Xdo anida)
  • Latin: nec X nec Y
  • Latvian: ne (lv)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: hverken (no), verken (no) X eller Y
    Nynorsk: korkje X eller Y
  • Persian: نه‎ (fa) (na)
  • Polish: ani X, ani Y
  • Portuguese: nem (pt) X nem Y
  • Romanian: nici X nici Y
  • Romansch: ni X ni Y
  • Russian: ни X ни X (ni X ni X)
  • Scottish Gaelic: no, aon chuid X no Y, an dara cuid X no Y, na X na Y
  • Slovene: niti
  • Spanish: ni (es) X ni Y
  • Swedish: varken X eller Y; vare sig X eller Y (restricted to two options)
  • Ukrainian: ні X ні X (ni X ni X)
  • Venetian: nianca, nanca, gnanca
  • Vietnamese: không X cũng không X

Pronoun[edit]

neither

  1. Not either one of two.

    I’ve tried on both shirts, but neither fits properly.

Usage notes[edit]

Unlike the pronoun none, the pronoun neither is always singular.

Translations[edit]

not either one

  • Arabic: أَحَد لَا‎ (ʔaḥad lā)
  • Bulgarian: нито един m (nito edin)
  • Czech: žádný (cs) n
  • Danish: ingen af dem (ingen af de to)
  • Dutch: geen van beide
  • Finnish: ei kumpikaan
  • French: aucun (fr)
  • Galician: nengún m, nengunha f
  • Georgian: არცერთი (arcerti)
  • German: keiner (de), keine (de), keines (de)
  • Hindi: भी नहीं (bhī nahī̃)
  • Hungarian: egyik sem, semelyik
  • Irish: ceachtar
  • Italian: nessuno (it)
  • Japanese: どちらも…ない (dochira mo …nai)
  • Latvian: neviens
  • Polish: żaden (pl)
  • Portuguese: nenhum (dos dois)
  • Russian: ни оди́н (ni odín), никто́ (ru) (niktó), ничто́ (ru) (ništó) (read: ništo)
  • Slovene: nobeden
  • Spanish: ninguno (es)
  • Swedish: ingendera (sv), ingen av dem, varken eller
  • Ukrainian: жоден m (žoden)

Translations to be checked

  • Arabic: وَلَا حَتَى‎ (walā ḥatā)
  • Breton: ivez (br)
  • Bulgarian: нито (nito)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 也不 (zh) (yěbù)
  • Finnish: -kaan (fi)
  • French: non plus (fr)
  • Hungarian: sem (hu), se (hu)
  • Italian: neanche (it), nemmeno (it), neppure (it), manco (it)
  • Japanese: …も…ない (…mo …nai)
  • Norwegian: ei heller
  • Polish: też nie
  • Portuguese: tampouco (pt), também não
  • Russian: та́кже не (tákže ne)
  • Spanish: tampoco (es)
  • Swedish: inte heller

Translations to be checked

  • Portuguese: nem (pt)

Adverb[edit]

neither (not comparable)

  1. Similarly not.

    Just as you would not correct it, neither would I.

    Neither can she stop him, nor can he stop her.

    Neither now, nor ever will he forsake his mother.

    • 2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist‎[1], volume 407, number 8841, page 68:

      The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them […] is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies. […] current tax rules make it easy for all sorts of firms to generate […] “stateless income”: profit subject to tax in a jurisdiction that is neither the location of the factors of production that generate the income nor where the parent firm is domiciled.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Neither never functions as a conjunction. In instances where neither is collocated with nor, the former constitutes a determiner or an adverb while the later constitutes a conjunction.[1]
  • Neither is used to mean none of two or more. Although some suggest that using the word neither with more than two items is incorrect, it has been commonly used to refer to more than two subjects since the 17th century.
  • Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. — inscription on James A. Farley Post Office Building, New York
  • There is considerable variation in the number of the verb employed with this construction.
  • Examples:
  • “That woman was neither a collector nor an art critic, but she understood the meaning I meant to give that work.” — Marcelle Ferron
  • “Has anyone ever loved you so much that they tried to kill you, or perhaps sucked you down into a hole so that you had to kill them to get away? Yeah, me neither.” — Maynard James Keenan
  • “You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands work.” — Lee Trevino
  • “As if it were gold and could be neither good nor bad nor worth more nor worth less but must always be worth the same no matter what.” — Alex Miller
  • “Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat;
But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,
When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth!” — Rudyard Kipling
  • “Neither you, Simon, nor the fifty thousand, nor the Romans, nor the Jews, nor Judas, nor the twelve, nor the priests, nor the scribes, nor doomed Jerusalem itself understand what power is, understand what glory is, understand at all.” — Jesus Christ Superstar

Translations[edit]

similarly not

  • Arabic: وَلَا‎ (walā)
  • Aromanian: nitsi
  • Catalan: tampoc (ca)
  • Dalmatian: ne
  • Dutch: ook niet, evenmin (nl)
  • Finnish: eikä (fi), -kaan (fi)
  • French: non plus
  • Galician: tampouco
  • Georgian: არც (arc)
  • Italian: né (it)
  • Polish: też nie
  • Portuguese: tampouco (pt)
  • Romanian: nici (ro)
  • Russian: та́кже не (tákže ne)
  • Scottish Gaelic: cha mhotha, nì motha
  • Spanish: tampoco (es)

References[edit]

  1. ^ “neither”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams[edit]

  • Therien, etherin, reineth, therein
Источник

ни один, никто, никакой, также не, тоже не

прилагательное ↓

- никакой

I can agree in neither case, in neither case can I agree — я не могу согласиться ни в том, ни в другом случае 
neither statement is true — ни то, ни другое утверждение не соответствует действительности 
he took neither side — он не стал ни на ту, ни на другую сторону 

- indef pron ни тот, ни другой; ни один, никто, ничто (обыкн. из двух, иногда из многих)

neither knows — никто не знает 
will you have coffee or tea? — Neither 
neither of you knows the truth — никто из вас не знает /вы оба не знаете/ правды 
neither of the statements is true — ни одно из (двух) утверждений не является правильным; ни то, ни другое утверждение не соответствует действительности 
neither of the books is of any use to me — ни одна из этих двух книг мне не нужна 

наречие ↓

- также не, тоже не

if you do not go, neither shall I — если вы не пойдёте, не пойду и я 
he cannot speak French. — Neither can I 
the first attempt was not successful and neither was the second — первая попытка была неудачной, вторая также /тоже/ 
I have not asked for help, neither do I desire it — помощи я не прошу и в помощи не нуждаюсь 
I know not, neither can I guess — я не знаю и догадаться (я тоже) не могу 
I haven’t read this book neither do I intend to — я не читал этой книги и не собираюсь (её читать) 

- для усиления отрицания:

I don’t know that neither — я также этого не знаю 

- уст. ни

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

neither more nor less than — ни больше, ни меньше, как  
neither man nor mouse — ни одна живая душа  
neither more, nor less than — ни больше, ни меньше, как  
neither hot nor cold — ни жарко, ни холодно  
neither side acting unfairly by the other — обе стороны действовали честно по отношению друг к другу  
neither fish, nor fowl — ни рыба ни мясо  
he is neither off nor on — он не говорит ни да ни нет  
neither party — ни одна из сторон  
he is neither to hold nor to bind — с ним никто не может справиться; с ним сладу нет  
neither bit nor sup — ни маковой росинки  

Примеры с переводом

Neither opinion is true. 

Ни та, ни другая точка зрения не является верной.

Neither of them dances well. 

Никто из них не танцует хорошо.

Neither of you can do that 

Никто из вас не может сделать этого.

“Which one do you want?” “Neither, thanks.” 

“Какую ты хочешь?” “Ни ту ни другую, спасибо.”

“Which answer is correct?” “Neither one.” 

“Какой ответ является верным?” “Ни тот ни другой”.

She neither called nor wrote. 

Она не звонила и не писала.

He neither knows nor cares. 

Ему всё равно.

If he won’t go, neither will she. 

Если он не пойдёт, то и её не будет.

There are two flashlights, neither of which works. 

Из двух фонарей ни один не работает.

If you do not take part in the conference, neither shall I. 

Если вы не будете участвовать в конференции, то я тоже не буду.

Neither of my sons ever met him. 

Ни один из моих сыновей никогда его не встречал.

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