neither

1 determiner, pronoun not one or the other of two people or things: neither person/thing etc: Neither parent cares what happens to the child. | neither of them/the people etc: Both players have been warned, but neither of them seem to take it seriously. | neither: “Would you like tea or coffee?” “Neither, thanks.” | We went to see a couple of houses, but neither was suitable. —compare either, —see each 1 2 adverb

1 used to add a negative statement to one that has just been mentioned: neither can I/neither does John etc: “I have never been to Paris before.” “No, neither have we.” | Tom didn't believe a word she said and neither did the police. | me neither/John neither etc: “I don't like horror movies.” “Me neither.”

—see also

2 formal used to emphasize or add information to a negative statement: The authorities were not sympathetic to the students' demands, neither would they tolerate any disruption.

—compare any 1, any 2, either 4 3 conjunction

1 neither... nor... used when two states, facts, actions etc are mentioned and both are not true or not possible: The equipment is neither accurate nor safe. | She was expressionless, neither laughing nor crying.

2 be neither here nor there especially spoken used to say that something is not important because it does not affect or change another fact or situation: The fact that she needed the money for her children is neither here nor there, it's still stealing.