neither1 determiner, pronounneither2 adverbneither3 conjunction
neithernei‧ther1 /ˈnaɪðə $ ˈniːðər/ ●●● S3 W2 determiner, pronoun 
Longman Language Activatormoney that is borrowed
use this to talk about two people or things together: · Paul and I are both scared of spiders.· I can't decide which dress to buy. I like them both.· Both drivers were injured, but not seriously.both the/these/my etc: · Both the robbers were wearing masks.· Both their parents are doctors.both of: · Both of us felt a little sick after dinner.· Both of the windows had been broken.
spoken both the people that you are talking about: · While the two of them talked about cars, I went into the kitchen to make coffee.· We're taking a romantic vacation - just the two of us.· I want the money to be shared equally between the two of you.
British spoken both the people that you are talking about - used especially when you are angry or disappointed with them: · Get out of here, the pair of you!· There we were, stranded in the middle of nowhere with no money between the pair of us.
use this to talk about two people or things when you think of them as separate: · My wife and I each have our own bank account.each of: · Each of the teams has already won two games.
use this to say that each of two people does the same thing to the other, or has the same feeling about the other: · My boyfriend and I don't talk to each other very much anymore.· The twins looked at one another and giggled.each other's/one another's: · Ron and Joe didn't like each other's girlfriends.
use this to talk about one of two people, places, or things, especially when it does not matter which one: · "Would you like tea or coffee?" "Either - I don't mind."· You can operate the controls with either hand.either of: · If you see either of these men, contact the police immediately.· She says she never met either of them before.either somebody/something or somebody/something: · I usually drink either coke or beer with pizza.
not one or the other of two people, places, or things etc: · "Do you want milk or lemon in your tea?" "Neither, thanks."· The game wasn't very exciting, and neither team played well.neither of: · Luckily, neither of the passengers was hurt in the crash.neither somebody/something nor somebody/something: · Neither her mother nor her father knew about her boyfriend.
: mutual feelings/friends/interest etc mutual feelings etc are ones that both people have at the same time: · The couple were introduced to each other by a mutual friend.· An investment in my company would be to our mutual benefit.· They would meet every week to discuss matters of mutual interest.
to both have the same opinion, attitude, interest etc: · They share an interest in 16th century architecture.· My husband and my mother share the same birthday.
not one thing and not the other use this to emphasize that you are talking about both of two people or things when you make a negative statement about them: · Neither side in the dispute seems willing to make any compromise.neither of: · Neither of their children had shown any particular talent for music.
use this when you want to make a negative statement about two people, things, actions etc: · The company's chairman described the criticisms as "neither accurate nor fair".· Neither France nor Britain will be represented at the conference.· She neither accepted nor rejected his offer immediately.
use this about something that does not have enough of the qualities of either of two things, so that is not satisfactory or definite in either way: · Having had one Protestant parent and one Catholic parent, I was really neither one thing nor the other.· The play attempts to blend high tragedy with comedy, but just ends up being neither one thing nor the other.
each one of two people or things use this to talk about two people or things together: · We both really enjoyed the evening.· I can't decide which dress to buy, I like them both.· Both drivers were injured, but not seriously.both of: · Both of us felt ill the next day.· Both of the windows had been broken.both the/these/my etc: · Both her attackers were wearing masks and gloves.· Both her parents are doctors.
use this to talk about two or more people or things when you think of them as separate: · My wife and I each have our own bank account.each of: · In the cup final, each player gets a medal, even the substitutes.
use this to talk about one of two people, places, or things, especially when it does not matter which one: · "Would you like tea or coffee?" "Either - I don't mind."· You can enjoy the view from either window.either of: · If you see either of these men, contact the police immediately.· She says she has never seen either of them before.either somebody/something or somebody/something: · I usually drink either coke or beer.
not one of two people, places, or things, and not the other: · "Do you want milk or lemon in your tea?" "Neither thanks."· The game wasn't very exciting. Neither team played well.neither of: · Luckily, neither of the passengers was hurt in the crash.neither somebody/something nor somebody/something: · Neither Mary nor the doctor was willing to use the word "cancer".
use this to say that each of two people does the same thing to the other, or has the same feeling about the other: · The twins looked at one another and giggled.· We don't see each other so often now.each other's/one another's: · They used to borrow each other's clothes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Thompson had two strategies, neither of which seems to have worked very well. We asked both John and Jerry, but neither one could offer a satisfactory explanation.
Thompson had two strategies, neither of which seems to have worked very well. We asked both John and Jerry, but neither one could offer a satisfactory explanation.· Neither answer is right.
· Neither of the answers is right.
· Neither of the answers are right.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
not one or the other of two people or things: - We were caught between two generations, neither fish nor fowl.
- Mr. Renton I disagree with my hon. Friend about the agencies being neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring.
- The hovercraft has always suffered from the fact that it is neither fish nor fowl.
- Yet officially we are demographically insignificant, neither fish nor fowl.
- Art was neither here nor there; money was the issue.
- But that was neither here nor there.
- Dinner half an hour earlier or later was neither here nor there.
- She and Carolan had no children, but that was neither here nor there as an indication of matrimonial harmony nowadays.
- Start worrying when we're neither here nor there.
- That he was not in the category ordained by the Marketing Department for the evening was neither here nor there.
- The cost would be borne by Grunte Accessories, but that was neither here nor there.
- We are the holy ones, the voyagers, the people of the crossing, neither here nor there.
- I understood the running part, but it brought me neither honor nor status.
- When he turns up, he ain't going to want me neither.
- I am neither a bailiff nor a tax-collector.
- I neither can, nor wish to, exclude the media from these proceedings.
- In all that time he had neither moved nor shown any interest in the rescue attempt.
- It is neither an obsession nor a projection of his mind, although it certainly does compel him.
- It was an incredible year, one in which the Suns were neither lucky nor good.
- Once they had got over the first shock, neither Bridget nor Tracey seemed able to take her story entirely seriously.
- The party and its leaders were defended neither by white nor blue-collar workers nor kolkhoz farmers.
‘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. Thompson had two strategies, neither of which seems to have worked very well. We asked both John and Jerry, but neither one could offer a satisfactory explanation.GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• You use neither before a singular noun, with a singular verb: · Neither answer is right.• You use neither of before a plural noun or pronoun. In formal speech and in writing, you use a singular verb: · Neither of the answers is right.• In speech and informal writing, people sometimes use a plural verb: · Neither of the answers are right.neither1 determiner, pronounneither2 adverbneither3 conjunction
neitherneither2 ●●● S3 adverb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "I've never been to Australia." "No, neither have I."
- The Cowboys won't be playing in the Superbowl this year, and neither will the Falcons.
- Tom didn't believe a word she said, and neither did the police.
- They may not have criticized the state, but neither did they praise it.
Longman Language Activatornot
· It's not boring -- it's really interesting.· David's not stupid. He knows what's going on.· This period of history is not well documented.· We're not going on holiday this year.· Buying a yacht isn't as expensive as you might imagine.· "Are you worried about your exams?" "No, I'm not."· It's not a computer -- it's a word processor.
not - use this especially when you do not want to state a negative quality directly: · I wouldn't recommend the fish - it's not very nice.· He isn't very clever, is he?· The figures were different, but at the time we thought it wasn't very important.
not very, or not very much: · It was a good film, not particularly exciting, but enjoyable.· Birmingham isn't a particularly beautiful city.· I didn't particularly want to go out.
not completely, but almost: · The paint's not quite dry yet.· We haven't quite finished yet.
not very or completely: · She's not exactly fat, but she is slightly overweight.· What they're doing is not exactly dishonest, but it's not completely honest either.
use this to say that a negative statement that has just been made about someone is also true about someone else: neither am I/neither does she/neither have we etc: · "I've never been to Australia." "No, neither have I."· Tom didn't believe a word she said, and neither did the police.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY ‘I don’t have any money.’ ‘Neither do I.’ Tom didn’t believe a word she said, and neither did the police. ‘I don’t like horror movies.’ ‘Me neither.’COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
‘I don’t have any money.’ ‘Neither do I.’ Tom didn’t believe a word she said, and neither did the police. ‘I don’t like horror movies.’ ‘Me neither.’· He neither knew nor cared who had been evicted from it and left destitute.· Typically, layoffs comb out the young, eager employees and leave behind the deadwood-in jobs they neither know nor want.· It was a bleak farewell. Neither knew if they would ever see each other again.· And it occurred to me that I neither knew how many the family owned nor how difficult mine would be to replace.· Woman awoke to see him coming. Neither knew what had happened.· He knew neither what to write nor how to write it.· Most neither know nor care, which makes it worse.· I neither knew nor cared whether my distress for him was based on love for a man or love for a patient.
· The car purred on, the driver looking neither to left nor right, the picture of inscrutability.· She neither looked at him nor answered him.· He neither looked nor felt as awful as he deserved.· Stiarkoz slowly stood up, looking neither unsettled nor surprised.· In particular, we will neglect audiotex and fax-based publishing altogether since neither look like having a significant role in multimedia applications.
· I neither understand nor share that view.· Dougal almost felt he was tampering with something he could neither understand nor control.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
used to show that a negative statement is also true about another person or thingneither does/can/will etc somebody- We were caught between two generations, neither fish nor fowl.
- Mr. Renton I disagree with my hon. Friend about the agencies being neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring.
- The hovercraft has always suffered from the fact that it is neither fish nor fowl.
- Yet officially we are demographically insignificant, neither fish nor fowl.
- Art was neither here nor there; money was the issue.
- But that was neither here nor there.
- Dinner half an hour earlier or later was neither here nor there.
- She and Carolan had no children, but that was neither here nor there as an indication of matrimonial harmony nowadays.
- Start worrying when we're neither here nor there.
- That he was not in the category ordained by the Marketing Department for the evening was neither here nor there.
- The cost would be borne by Grunte Accessories, but that was neither here nor there.
- We are the holy ones, the voyagers, the people of the crossing, neither here nor there.
- I understood the running part, but it brought me neither honor nor status.
- When he turns up, he ain't going to want me neither.
- I am neither a bailiff nor a tax-collector.
- I neither can, nor wish to, exclude the media from these proceedings.
- In all that time he had neither moved nor shown any interest in the rescue attempt.
- It is neither an obsession nor a projection of his mind, although it certainly does compel him.
- It was an incredible year, one in which the Suns were neither lucky nor good.
- Once they had got over the first shock, neither Bridget nor Tracey seemed able to take her story entirely seriously.
- The party and its leaders were defended neither by white nor blue-collar workers nor kolkhoz farmers.
‘I don’t have any money.’ ‘Neither do I.’ Tom didn’t believe a word she said, and neither did the police. ‘I don’t like horror movies.’ ‘Me neither.’neither1 determiner, pronounneither2 adverbneither3 conjunction
neitherneither3 ●●● W2 conjunction 1neither ... nor ... used when mentioning two things that are not true or possible: Neither Oleg’s mother nor his father spoke English. The equipment is neither accurate nor safe.GRAMMAR: NegativesAfter neither, use nor: · Neither he nor his wife enjoyed the vacation.· Most of them neither know nor care how it works. ✗Don’t say: Neither he or his wife ... | Most of them neither know or care ...2be neither here nor there spoken used to say that something is not important because it does not affect a fact or situation SYN irrelevant: The fact that she needed the money for her children is neither here nor there – it’s still stealing.3be neither one thing nor the other spoken used to say that something or someone cannot be described as either one of two types of thing or person, but is somewhere in the middle of the two: The New York Times is neither one thing nor the other. It’s not really a city newspaper and it’s not really a national newspaper either.4formal used to add another negative statement about someone or something SYN nor: The authorities were not sympathetic to the students’ demands, neither would they tolerate any disruption.