neither

conjunction
UK: /ˈnaɪ.ðər/
US: /ˈniː.ðɚ/

  1. Not one nor the other of two things or people.

    1. Neither John nor Mary went to the party. [ ] [ ]
    2. Neither of my parents likes my new haircut, so I might change it soon. [ ] [ ]
neither adverb

  1. Not either; also not.

    1. I don't like coffee, and neither does my sister. [ ] [ ]
    2. He isn't going to the concert, and neither am I, so we should plan something else. [ ] [ ]
neither adjective

  1. Not one or the other of two things or people.

    1. Neither answer is correct, try again. [ ] [ ]
    2. I asked him about two movies, but neither interested him at all at that moment. [ ] [ ]
neither pronoun

  1. Not the one nor the other.

    1. Neither of the books was very good. [ ] [ ]
    2. Neither of the candidates seemed qualified enough to get my vote at the elections. [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "neither" is /ˈnaɪ.ðər/ in British English and /ˈniː.ðɚ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "neither": "Neither John nor Mary went to the party.". More examples on the page.