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Determiner Pronoun ˈnaɪðə(R ˈniːðə(R Answer Correct Has/Have Car

Word3 neither
WordType (determiner, pronoun)
Phonetic /ˈnaɪðə(r)/ /ˈniːðə(r)/
Example
  • neither answer is correct.
  • neither of them has/have a car.
  • they produced two reports, neither of which contained any useful suggestions.
  • ‘which do you like?’ ‘neither. i think they're both ugly.’
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neither

(determiner, pronoun)/ˈnaɪðə(r)/ /ˈniːðə(r)/
  1. not one nor the other of two things or people
    • Neither answer is correct.
    • Neither of them has/have a car.
    • They produced two reports, neither of which contained any useful suggestions.
    • ‘Which do you like?’ ‘Neither. I think they're both ugly.’

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: alteration (by association with either) of Old English nawther, contraction of nāhwæther (from nā ‘no’ + hwæther ‘whether’).
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