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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

neither

/ˈnaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

adverb1 of 2

not one or the other; not either; none of two things

  • “This is neither the time nor the place for that.”Tatoeba
  • “In those days most people could neither read nor write.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

pronoun2 of 2

Not either one of two.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

neither: meaning, pronunciation and examples · Toofey