Neither
Pronoun, Adjective, Conjunction
UK
/ˈnaɪ.ðər/
US
/ˈniː.ðɚ/
Definition
(adj/pro/conj) : Used to show that not one and not the other option applies.
Example
"(adj) : Neither answer is correct."
"(pro) : Neither of the restaurants was open, so we had to find another place to eat that evening while walking around the city."
"(conj) : She felt that neither option matched what she truly wanted, nor did they give her the clarity she was hoping for."
Explanation
Neither is used when you want to say that two or more options are not true or not chosen. It shows the absence or rejection of both choices. For example, if someone asks whether you want tea or coffee, and you want neither, it means you don’t want either of them. It is often used with “nor” in sentences to join two negative ideas. “Neither” helps avoid repeating “not” again and again and makes speech clear and simple.
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