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neither English

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What does neither mean?
Definitions in simple English

neither

Not one or the other; not either; none of two things. Neither definition seems correct. Neither Sarah nor John is going to the concert on Saturday. Fresia and Lydia sat on either side of the bed, but neither spoke. Neither of his two kids wants to work for him. He only has two friends, and neither one is interesting. In the first game neither side scored. Neither Darwin nor Huxley worked at Oxford. This helps neither you nor me. We are neither saying that it's wrong, nor are we saying you should try it.

neither

Neither is used to show that a something that is not true in one case is also not true in another case. She didn't have one, and neither did I. If you don't go, then neither will I. "I can't touch it." "Neither can I."

neither

not either; not one or the other

Synonyms neither synonyms

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Topics neither topics

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Examples neither examples

How do I use neither in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Neither of those books is interesting.
It was a long war because neither side would give in.
She knew neither his address nor his phone number.
I neither heard nor saw anything.
Saying that you would rather learn Spanish than Esperanto is like saying you would rather run a marathon than go for a Sunday walk; of course you end up doing neither.
You've neither written nor phoned.
Neither approach is ideal.
Neither whales nor dolphins have gills.
Tom has neither a cat nor a dog.
Neither of my parents can speak French.
I have neither time or desire to go there.
I can speak neither French nor Italian.
Neither my wife nor my children knew about that.
A mathematical truth is neither simple nor complicated; it is.
What you say is neither here nor there.
I neither drink nor smoke.
Peggy did not go to see the drama, and neither did I.
It is neither more nor less than absurd.
Neither team played well in the game.
I've been to neither of those places.
It's neither good nor bad.
It is neither good nor bad.
Neither of those two students passed the test.
I like neither of the pictures.
Since neither one of us could afford to take the other to the movies, we went Dutch.
As scientists keep insisting, there is neither good nor bad in any scientific discovery.
I like neither of them.

Movie subtitles

Neither do I!
Well, neither were they if Lucas Greene is to be believed.
Was the ambulance met by Janelle or Brenda? Neither.
Neither is there any dinghy or life raft.
Neither stomach contents suggests consumption of a meat pie.
Neither Detective Sims nor I wanted.
Above all else, a driver needs common sense and a cool head, and you have neither.
You know what? Neither do I.
Neither interesting nor original.
Neither am I.
Neither the Marquis' search nor the Marquise's day to day behaviour revealed the slightest evidence of guilt.
Neither life nor death do I desire from you, Brunhilde.
Neither knew of the other's presence.
I know neither the day. nor the hour.
Neither Jews nor Arabs wanted to give up their special status in exchange for French citizenship.
I realized that Hero and Coma Boy's love is no different than anyone else's. Neither is yours.
If Maya and Zig don't get in trouble, neither should we.
Neither do they.
Neither priests nor church servants beyond the grave.
Neither do I, Sam.
Neither do I, as a matter of fact.
She ain't been home all day and neither has the kid. and nobody knows when she'll be back.
I'm not getting those pearls, neither are you.
Neither can she say anything.
Neither has been seen since.
I havent changed since then and neither has he.
Neither do I. That's where I found it.
Boy, you know neither the world nor the women.
It is known that Basanow took a trip to the mountains with his wife a few days ago, from which neither of the two returned.
The play that follows is neither comedy nor drama.
Neither of us have the right to judge him.
Neither you nor anyone.
You cannot give no testimony. Neither can she say anything.
They have neither money nor bread and they are going on foot to find work.
Gee, I'm not a bad boy. Neither is Tommy.

News and current affairs

This did not happen, because neither the Western Allies nor the Soviet Union supported it.
This is neither a correct description nor a useful terminology for terrorist acts, which are more correctly described as criminal.
But neither improved competitiveness, nor reduction of total debt, can be achieved overnight.
By the IMF's logic, neither aid nor tax revenues should be included in budgets.
On a global scale, neither the US nor Japan is in a position to provide significant external stimulus.
In most cases, neither can be remedied overnight.
Open-ended liquidity injections accomplish neither.
Neither the Soviet experience in Afghanistan in the 1980's nor NATO's today vindicates the claim that troop numbers are what matter most on the modern battlefield.
He has brought neither.
Today, it is almost becoming a new global norm that neither the international committee nor the US is prepared for.
President George W. Bush has been short on neither initiatives nor catchy slogans and acronyms.
But Bush neither invented American unilateralism nor triggered the transatlantic rift between the United States and Europe.
As long as America remains the sole world power, the next US President will be neither able nor willing to change the basic framework of America's foreign policy.
The Sino-American competition involves two significant realities that distinguish it from the Cold War: neither party is excessively ideological in its orientation; and both parties recognize that they really need mutual accommodation.
But both Japan and China recognize that further tension will serve neither country's long-term interests.
Neither event is earth shattering, but, taken together, these two steps mean that a new system of international justice is working.
The US has shown new flexibility with Iran and North Korea, but neither has reciprocated so far.
Despite her charisma, Park is neither a Sarah Palin nor an Eva Peron.
He was elected on the promise that he would bring peace and security. He has brought neither.
Neither Russia nor China, of course, would be invited to join: indeed, McCain wants to exclude Russia from the G8.
We live in a multipolar world where neither the US nor China is large enough to exercise global economic leadership on its own.

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