Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - nor
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~1 conjunction 1 neither... nor... used when two states, facts, actions etc are mentioned and both are not true or not possible (He can neither read nor write. | Hilary was neither shocked nor surprised by the news.) 2 formal used after a negative statement to mean `and not something else too' (I wasn't very impressed by his replies, nor his reasons.) ~2 adv 1 nor can I/nor does John etc especially BrE used to add a negative statement to one that has just been mentioned (She couldn't work out the answer, and nor could I.) 2 formal used to emphasize or add information to a negative statement (I don't expect children to be rude, nor do I expect to be disobeyed. | I am not, nor have I ever been a wealthy man.) (- see also neither2)
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Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use nor after ‘neither’ in order to introduce the second alternative or the last of a number of alternatives in a negative statement. Neither Mr Rose nor Mr Woodhead was available for comment yesterday... I can give you neither an opinion nor any advice... They can neither read nor write, nor can they comprehend such concepts. CONJ 2. You use nor after a negative statement in order to indicate that the negative statement also applies to you or to someone or something else. ‘None of us has any idea how long we’re going to be here.’—‘Nor do I.’... ‘If my husband has no future,’ she said, ‘then nor do my children.’... He doesn’t want to live in the country when he grows up, nor does he want to live in the city. = neither CONJ 3. You use nor after a negative statement in order to introduce another negative statement which adds information to the previous one. Cooking up a quick dish doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice flavour. Nor does fast food have to be junk food. = neither CONJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. conjunction Etymology: Middle English, contraction of nother neither, ~, from nother, pronoun & adjective, neither — more at neither Date: 14th century 1. — used as a function word to introduce the second or last member or the second and each following member of a series of items each of which is negated neither here ~ there not done by you ~ me ~ anyone 2. — used as a function word to introduce and negate a following clause or phrase 3. chiefly British neither II. conjunction Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from 1~ Date: 15th century dialect than NOR noun Etymology: not OR Date: 1957 a computer logic circuit that produces an output that is the inverse of that of an OR circuit ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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conj. 1 and not; and not either (neither one thing nor the other; not a man nor a child was to be seen; I said I had not seen it, nor had I; all that is true, nor must we forget ...; can neither read nor write). 2 and no more; neither ('I cannot go' - 'Nor can I'). Phrases and idioms nor ... nor ... poet. or archaic neither ... nor ... Etymology: ME, contr. f. obs. nother f. OE nawther, nahw{aelig}ther (as NO(2), WHETHER) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) и... не 2) также... не 3) тоже... не neither more nor less than — ни больше, ни меньше, как - NOR gate - NOR logic circuit - NOR operation ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. вводит вторую часть сложносочиненного предложения при наличии отрицания в первой части: (да) и не, также не I don't know, nor do I care —- я не знаю, да и вообще-то мне все равно (да и не интересуюсь) I will not apologize, nor do I admit that I am wrong —- я не буду извиняться, я совсем не считаю себя виноватым we did not take any notice of him, nor speak to him —- мы не обращали никакого внимания на него и (даже) не говорили с ним he can't do it, nor can I, nor can you, nor can anybody —- он не может сделать этого, я тоже, вы тоже, и вообще никто не может he promised not to interfere, nor did he —- он обещал не вмешиваться и, действительно, вмешиваться не стал 2. в начале самостоятельного предложения, следующего за отрицательным: (да) ... не his clothes were not of the latest pattern. Nor did they fit particularly well —- его одежда не была сшита по последней моде. И сидела она не особенно хорошо 3. вводит вторую часть сложносочиненного предложения при отсутствии отрицания в первой части: также, тоже... не they have left the place, nor shall we stay —- они уехали, и мы тоже не останемся 4. как коррелят к not, no вводит однородные члены предложения: ни not a piece of bread, nor a drop of water —- ни куска хлеба, ни капли воды he had no time, nor wish to help them —- у него не было ни времени, ни желания помогать им 5. диал. чем he works better...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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cj. 1) (употр. для выражения отрицания в последующих отриц. предложениях, если в первом содержится not, never или no) и... не, также... не; you dont seem to be well. Nor am I - вы, по-видимому, нездоровы, и я тоже (нездоров) 2) (употр. для усиления утверждения в отриц. предложении, следующем за утвердительным) также, тоже... не; we are young, nor are they old - мы молоды, и они также не стары 3) neither... nor - ни... ни; neither hot nor cold - ни жарко ни холодно 4) (вместо neither в конструкции neither nor) ни; nor he nor I was there - ни его, ни меня не было там 5) poet. (при опущении предшествующего neither) ни; thou nor I have made the world - ни ты, ни я не создали мира NOR pref. в сложных словах означает северо-; напр.: noreast - северо-восток; norwest - северо-запад ...Англо-русский словарь
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NASA abbr. Number Of Optional Referendums U.S. gov. abbr. Notice Of Race mil. abbr. Notice Of Revision 3-let. lang. abbr. Norwegian airport code Nordfjordur, Iceland comp. assem. abbr. Not OR non-prof. org. abbr. Native Oyster Reef sport abbr. Non Organized Racing NYSE symbols Northwestern Corporation ...English abbreviation dictionary
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