About The Word Neither
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What's The Definition Of Neither?
[adv] after a negative statement used to indicate that the next statement is similarly negative; "I was not happy and neither were they"; "just as you would not complain, neither should he"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Neither: Related Terms | Find terms related to Neither: See Also | Neither In Webster's Dictionary \Nei"ther\ (? or ?; 277), a. [OE. neiter, nother,
nouther, AS. n[=a]w?er, n[=a]hw[ae]?er; n[=a] never, not +
hw[ae]?er whether. The word has followed the form of either.
See {No}, and {Whether}, and cf. {Neuter}, {Nor}.]
Not either; not the one or the other.
Which of them shall I take? Both? one? or neither?
Neither can be enjoyed, If both remain alive. --Shak.
He neither loves, Nor either cares for him. --Shak.
\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. Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king. --1 Kings xxii. 31. Hadst thou been firm and fixed in thy dissent, Neither had I transgressed, nor thou with me. --Milton. When she put it on, she made me vow That I should neither sell, nor give, nor lose it. --Shak. Note: Neither was formerly often used where we now use nor. ``For neither circumcision, neither uncircumcision is anything at all.'' --Tyndale. ``Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it.'' --Gen. iii. 3. Neither is sometimes used colloquially at the end of a clause to enforce a foregoing negative (nor, not, no). ``He is very tall, but not too tall neither.'' --Addison. '' `I care not for his thrust' `No, nor I neither.''' --Shak. {Not so neither}, by no means. [Obs.] --Shak. |
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