What does “nor” mean?
- 1
conjunctionused after “neither” to add another negative choice
Neither my brother nor I can swim.
- 2
conjunctionused to add another negative statement, meaning “and also not”
I don’t like coffee, nor does my wife.
Nor at a glance
- Part of speech
- conjunction
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /nɔr/ · NOR
How to use “nor” correctly
After “nor” at the start of a clause, the verb comes before the subject: “Nor did I,” not “Nor I did.”
Common phrases with “nor”
- neither… nor
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- neither
- or
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