neglect
verb/nɪˈɡlekt/
/nɪˈɡlekt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they neglect | /nɪˈɡlekt/ /nɪˈɡlekt/ |
| he / she / it neglects | /nɪˈɡlekts/ /nɪˈɡlekts/ |
| past simple neglected | /nɪˈɡlektɪd/ /nɪˈɡlektɪd/ |
| past participle neglected | /nɪˈɡlektɪd/ /nɪˈɡlektɪd/ |
| -ing form neglecting | /nɪˈɡlektɪŋ/ /nɪˈɡlektɪŋ/ |
- neglect somebody/something to fail to take care of somebody/something
- She denies neglecting her baby.
- The buildings had been neglected for years.
- Don’t neglect your health.
- Local communities have been neglected in favour of private sector interests.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- grossly
- seriously
- completely
- …
- tend to
- cannot afford to
- in favour/favor of
- neglect something to not give enough attention to something
- Dance has been neglected by television.
- She has neglected her studies.
- They are neglecting their duty as elected representatives.
Extra Examples- These are subjects generally neglected by historians.
- This sector is one of the major growth areas and we cannot afford to neglect it.
- an aspect of the problem conspicuously neglected by social scientists
- They conveniently neglected their responsibilities.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- grossly
- seriously
- completely
- …
- tend to
- cannot afford to
- in favour/favor of
- neglect to do something (formal) to fail or forget to do something that you ought to do synonym omit
- You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer.
see also negligence
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin neglect- ‘disregarded’, from the verb neglegere, from neg- ‘not’ + legere ‘choose, pick up’.
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