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ne·glect
(nĭ-glĕkt′)tr.v. ne·glect·ed, ne·glect·ing, ne·glects
1. To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard: neglected their warnings.
2. To fail to care for or attend to properly: neglects her appearance.
3. To fail to do or carry out, as through carelessness or oversight: neglected to return the call.
n.
1. The act or an instance of neglecting something: Your neglect of my advice will only make matters worse.
2. The state or fact of being neglected: The garden fell into neglect.
3. Habitual lack of care: The dog has been subjected to terrible neglect.
[Latin neglegere, neglēct- : neg-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + legere, to choose, pick up; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
ne·glect′er n.
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neglect
(nɪˈɡlɛkt)vb (tr)
1. to fail to give due care, attention, or time to: to neglect a child.
2. to fail (to do something) through thoughtlessness or carelessness: he neglected to tell her.
3. to ignore or disregard: she neglected his frantic signals.
n
4. lack of due care or attention; negligence: the child starved through neglect.
5. the act or an instance of neglecting or the state of being neglected
[C16: from Latin neglegere to neglect, from nec not + legere to select]
neˈglecter, neˈglector n
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ne•glect
(nɪˈglɛkt)v.t.
1. to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight.
2. to be remiss in the care of: to neglect one's appearance.
3. to omit, as through indifference or carelessness: to neglect to reply to an invitation.
4. to fail to carry out or perform: to neglect the household chores.
n. 5. an act or instance of neglecting; negligence: The neglect of the property was shameful.
6. the fact or state of being neglected: a beauty marred by neglect.
[1520–30; < Latin neglēctus, variant of neclēctus, past participle of neglegere, neclegere to disregard, ignore, slight =nec not + legere to pick up]
syn: See slight.
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neglect
In artillery and naval gunfire support, a report to the observer/spotter to indicate that the last round(s) was fired with incorrect data and that the round(s) will be fired again using correct data.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
neglect
Past participle: neglected
Gerund: neglecting
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| Noun | 1. |  neglect - lack of attention and due care inattention - lack of attention omission - neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something |
| 2. | neglect - the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect" declination, decline - a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state omission - something that has been omitted; "she searched the table for omissions" | |
| 3. | neglect - willful lack of care and attention mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" despite - contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite" | |
| 4. | neglect - the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern carelessness, sloppiness - the quality of not being careful or taking pains dereliction, willful neglect, delinquency - a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities" | |
| 5. | neglect - failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances nonaccomplishment, nonachievement - an act that does not achieve its intended goal dereliction - willful negligence comparative negligence - (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff concurrent negligence - (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately contributory negligence - (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages" criminal negligence, culpable negligence - (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) neglect of duty - (law) breach of a duty | |
| Verb | 1. | neglect - leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" forget - forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" pass over, skip, skip over, jump - bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" attend to, take to heart - get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please" |
| 2. | neglect - fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account" lose track - fail to keep informed or aware; "She has so many books, she just lost track and cannot find this volume" strike out - put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning" default, default on - fail to pay up choke - fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience" muff - fail to catch, as of a ball miss - fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week" | |
| 3. | neglect - fail to attend to; "he neglects his children" slack - be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention" | |
| 4. | neglect - give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors" pretermit - disregard intentionally or let pass |
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neglect
verb
1. disregard, ignore, leave alone, turn your back on, fail to look after The woman denied that she had neglected her child.
disregard remember, look after, take care of, attend to
disregard remember, look after, take care of, attend to
noun
1. negligence, inattention, unconcern hundreds of orphans, old and handicapped people, some of whom have since died of neglect
negligence care, attention, consideration
negligence care, attention, consideration
2. shirking, failure, oversight, carelessness, dereliction, forgetfulness, slackness, laxity, laxness, slovenliness, remissness her deliberate neglect of her professional duty
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neglect
verb1. To refuse to pay attention to (a person); treat with contempt:
Regional: igg.
2. Nonperformance of what ought to be done:
Law: nonfeasance.
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Translations
zanedbatzanedbávánízanedbávatopominoutzanedbání
forsømmeforsømmelseundlade
laiminlyöntilyödä laimin
zanemaritizanemarivanje
elhanyagolelhanyagolás
trassa, vanrækjavanrækjavanræksla
おろそかにする怠慢
방치방치하다
dėmesio stokanepadaryti konesirūpinti
atstāt nedarītuizturēties nevērīgineaprūpēšananekoptībanolaidība
zanedbanosťzanedbávať
zanemaritizanemarjenost
försummaförsummelse
การละเลยทอดทิ้ง
ihmalihmal etmekyapmakta kusur etmekboş vermeboş vermek
sao lãngsự sao lãng
neglect
[nɪˈglekt]A. N (= carelessness) → descuido m; (= negligence) → negligencia f; (in appearance) → dejadez f; [of rules, duty] → incumplimiento m; (= neglected state) → abandono m; (towards others) → desatención f
the garden was in a state of neglect → el jardín estaba muy descuidado or abandonado
the plants had died of neglect → las plantas se habían muerto de no cuidarlas
the garden was in a state of neglect → el jardín estaba muy descuidado or abandonado
the plants had died of neglect → las plantas se habían muerto de no cuidarlas
B. VT
1. [+ obligations] → descuidar, desatender; [+ duty] → no cumplir con, faltar a; [+ friends, family] → desatender; [+ opportunity] → desperdiciar, desaprovechar; [+ work, garden] → descuidar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
neglect
[nɪˈglɛkt] vt
[+ duty, reponsibilities, homework] → négliger
They never neglect their duties → Ils ne négligent jamais leurs devoirs.
to neglect to do sth → négliger de faire qch
They never neglect their duties → Ils ne négligent jamais leurs devoirs.
to neglect to do sth → négliger de faire qch
(= pay little attention to) [+ person] → négliger
n [person, duty] → négligence f
It was neglect that caused the infant's death → Ce fut la négligence qui a provoqué la mort du nourrisson.
It was neglect that caused the infant's death → Ce fut la négligence qui a provoqué la mort du nourrisson.
(= state) → abandon m
to suffer from neglect → être laissé à l'abandon
housing estates suffering from vandalism and neglect → des cités en proie au vandalisme et laissées à l'abandon
state of neglect → état d'abandon
to suffer from neglect → être laissé à l'abandon
housing estates suffering from vandalism and neglect → des cités en proie au vandalisme et laissées à l'abandon
state of neglect → état d'abandon
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
neglect
vt → vernachlässigen; promise → nicht einhalten; advice → nicht befolgen; opportunity → versäumen; to neglect to do something → es versäumen or unterlassen, etw zu tun
n → Vernachlässigung f; (of promise) → Nichteinhalten nt; (of opportunity) → Versäumen nt; (of advice) → Nichtbefolgung f; (= negligence) → Nachlässigkeit f; neglect of one’s duties → Pflichtvergessenheit f, → Pflichtversäumnis nt; to be in a state of neglect → verwahrlost sein, völlig vernachlässigt sein; the garden suffered through (our) neglect → der Garten hat darunter gelitten, dass wir ihn vernachlässigt haben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
neglect
[nɪˈglɛkt]1. vt (friends, children, garden) → trascurare; (opportunity) → lasciarsi sfuggire; (obligations) → mancare a
to neglect to do sth → trascurare or tralasciare di fare qc
to neglect to do sth → trascurare or tralasciare di fare qc
2. n (lack of care) → trascuratezza; (of child) → il trascurare; (of duty) → negligenza; (of rule) → mancata osservanza
neglect of one's appearance → trascuratezza nel vestire
his neglect of his friends → l'aver trascurato gli amici
in a state of neglect (house, garden) → in stato di abbandono
neglect of one's appearance → trascuratezza nel vestire
his neglect of his friends → l'aver trascurato gli amici
in a state of neglect (house, garden) → in stato di abbandono
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
neglect
(niˈglekt) verb1. to treat carelessly or not give enough attention to. He neglected his work.
2. to fail (to do something). He neglected to answer the letter.
noun lack of care and attention. The garden is suffering from neglect.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
neglect
→ إِهْمَالٌ, يُهْمِلُ zanedbat, zanedbávání forsømme, forsømmelse vernachlässigen, Vernachlässigung αμέλεια, παραμελώ descuidar, negligencia laiminlyönti, lyödä laimin négligence, négliger zanemariti, zanemarivanje trascurare, trascuratezza おろそかにする, 怠慢 방치, 방치하다 verwaarlozen, verwaarlozing forsømme, forsømmelse zaniedbać, zaniedbanie negligência, negligenciar пренебрегать, пренебрежение försumma, försummelse การละเลย, ทอดทิ้ง ihmal, ihmal etmek sao lãng, sự sao lãng 忽视Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ne·glect
n. negligencia, descuido, desamparo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
neglect
n negligencia, descuido; vt descuidar, desatenderEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.