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neither

US /ˈniðɚ/

determiner, conjunction Core · B1 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

not either; not one or the other

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Neither of the two candidates had experience in international sales.

Collocations

  • Easy neither of them
    describing neither of them (not either; not one or the other)
  • Medium neither proposal satisfied the board
    describing neither proposal satisfied the board (not either; not one or the other)
  • Hard neither confirmed nor denied acquisition rumors
    describing neither confirmed nor denied acquisition rumors (not either; not one or the other)
  • Very Hard falling between two stools, pleasing neither camp
    to falling between two stools, pleasing neither camp, meaning to descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

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