nor

CEFRB1

/nɔː/

conjunction

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    conjunction

    Used to introduce another negative choice or statement.

  2. 02

    conjunction

    Extra detail

    A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true.

Examples

  • A mathematical truth is neither simple nor complicated; it is.

  • No love is foul nor prison fair.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

conjunction

Extra meanings

  1. And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).

  2. Used to introduce a further negative statement.

More examples

In context

  • She seemed neither surprised nor worried.

  • Nor did I stop to think, but ran.

  • They are happy, nor need we worry.

Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

He neither smiled blank waved at the large waiting crowd yesterday.

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Origin

conjunction

From Middle English nauther, from nother. Cognate with neither. By surface analysis, not + or.