# neither

/ˈnaɪðɝ/ (US) · /nˈaɪðɐ/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/neither
Updated: 2026-06-19

## Senses

### 2. not either one

pronoun · CEFR B1

not one of two people or things, used on its own.

For teachers: a negative pronoun referring to two people or things previously mentioned or understood.

- I tried two different keys, but neither worked in the lock.
- Two proposals were submitted to the board, but neither of them addressed the core issue of long-term sustainability.

Usage: Often followed by 'of' plus a plural noun or pronoun.

### 3. neither... nor

conjunction · CEFR B1

used with 'nor' to connect two negative ideas or choices.

For teachers: the first part of a correlative conjunction pair used to link two negative possibilities.

- The hotel was neither clean nor comfortable.
- The report was neither accurate in its data nor helpful in its recommendations for future growth.

Usage: Pairs exclusively with 'nor' to connect words or phrases of the same grammatical type.

### 4. me neither

adverb · CEFR B1

used to show that a negative statement is also true for someone else.

For teachers: used to introduce a further negative statement or to agree with a negative remark.

- I don't like cold weather, and neither does my sister.
- The first experiment failed to produce results, and neither did the subsequent attempts using the same methodology.

Usage: In formal writing, it often triggers subject-auxiliary inversion, as in 'Neither do I'.

## Examples

- Neither dress fits me properly.
- Neither candidate impressed the interview panel enough to be offered the position immediately.
- Neither approach proved entirely successful, as the first lacked sufficient funding while the second failed to account for local environmental regulations.

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