determiner

neither

Translation

neither

Neither parent came to the meeting.

Neither of them knew the answer.

He can neither read nor write.

I don't like it. Neither do I.

neither ((singular noun)) not one or the other of two (things) Neither parent came to the meeting.

neither of ((plural noun/pronoun)) not one or the other of a group of two Neither of them knew the answer.

neither ((...)) nor ((...)) used to connect two negative ideas He can neither read nor write.

neither ((aux. verb)) ((subject)) also not; used to agree with a negative statement I don't like it. Neither do I.

Synonyms: not either; Antonyms: both, either

From Old English 'ne' (not) + 'either'. It's a contraction of 'not either'.

Remember that the 'n' at the beginning stands for 'not'. So, 'neither' means 'not either'.