nor S2 W1 /nɔː $ nɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction , adverb
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: nother 'neither, nor' (13-19 centuries) ]
1 . neither ... nor ... used when mentioning two things that are not true or do not happen:
He can neither read nor write (=he cannot read or write) .
Hilary was neither shocked nor surprised by the news.
Neither Matt nor Julie said anything.
2 . formal used after a negative statement in order to introduce another negative statement containing a similar kind of information:
I don’t expect children to be rude, nor do I expect to be disobeyed.
It was not my fault, nor his.
3 . British English used after a negative statement to say that the negative statement is also true for someone or something else:
‘I don’t want to go.’ ‘Nor do I.’
They couldn’t understand it at the time, and nor could we.
⇨ ↑ neither 3