neglect
/nɪˈɡlɛkt/ verb C1- To fail to care for or attend to something. · to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts
- To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight. · to neglect strangers
- To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
- To ignore for the sake of simplifying calculations without significantly affecting accuracy. · We can neglect this term, as it approaches zero in the limit anyway.· This problem says to neglect air resistance.
He/she/it neglects · Past neglected · Past participle neglected · -ing form neglecting
Verb forms
- Base form
- neglect
- He/she/it
- neglects
- Past
- neglected
- Past participle
- neglected
- -ing form
- neglecting
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“Come, come, my friend,” interrupted the marquise, “do not neglect your duty to linger with us.
The Mother fondles one and nurtures it with the greatest affection and care, but hates and neglects the other.
It happened once that the young one which was caressed and loved was smothered by the too great affection of the Mother, while the despised one was nurtured and reared in spite of the neglect to which it was exposed.
“You may rest assured that nothing will be neglected.”
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