nor

[US]/nɔː/
[UK]/nɔr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

conj. neither; not
adv. neither; not

Phrases & Collocations

not nor

nor yet

Example Sentences

neither for nor against

nor God nor demon can undo the done.

They will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy.

He can't do it, nor can I, nor can you, nor can anybody.

I do not dream nor fable.

they were neither cheap nor convenient.

Nor is Bob anywise a good neighbor.

Not a man nor a child was to be seen in the village.

Thou nor I have made the world.

have neither bite nor sup

He is neither tall nor the contrary.

Neither you nor he is right.

got there in no time flat.See Usage Note at nor 1

He will not permit the change, or (or nor ) even consider it.

Neither we nor they want it. She neither called nor wrote. I got neither the gift nor the card.

the sheets were never washed, nor the towels, nor his shirts.

Neither you nor I, nor anybody else knows the answer.

Neither eugenol nor formocresol nor chlorphenol elicit any higher penetration through or beyond the restoration.

They channel neither Evel Knievel nor Caspar Milquetoast, neither lion tamer nor monk.

They were neither aggressive nor ostentatious.

Real-world Examples

He was neither rich, nor smart, nor handsome.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

Nor do they aspire to such command themselves.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

Neither Dumbledore nor Harry nor any of the portraits made a sound.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Would not have bandy children, nor fasting, nor birch.

Source: The Song of Innocence and Experience

She was conscious of neither time nor space.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

We are not, neither judges nor police officers, nor legislators.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2015

We will not pity nor spare, nor have mercy to the enemy.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

The diet should be suitable, being neither too rich nor too meager.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

It's no longer based on data, nor common sense, nor even common decency.

Source: 2023 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

It's not committed to the institutions, nor to the practices, nor to individual policies.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

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