nor

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♦♦ nor /nɔːr/
1 [CONJ]
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.
2 [CONJ]
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
3 [CONJ]
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

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