nei|ther

nei|ther
nei|ther «NEE thuhr, NY-», conjunction, adjective, pronoun, adverb.
–conjunction.
1. not either: »

Neither you nor I will go.

2. nor yet; nor: »

They toil not, neither do they spin (Matthew 6:28).

–adj.
not the one or the other; not either: »

Neither statement is true.

–pron.
not either: »

Neither of the statements is true.

–adv.
Dialect. either: »

nor the old lord neither (George Meredith).

╂[Middle English neyder, earlier naither, alteration (influenced by either) of nauther, Old English nāhwæther < nā no + hwæther whether]
Usage The pronoun neither is regularly construed as a singular in formal English. In informal English, however, it is often treated as a plural, particularly if there is a dependent of- phrase with a plural object: »

Neither of the men were at home.


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