Meaning

1 senses
  1. Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.

    He was inattentive in class and did not do well in his exams.

    unaufmerksam

    невнима́тельныйnevnimátelʹnyj

    неува́жнийneuvážnyj, неува́жливийneuvážlyvyj

    showing a lack of attention or care

Examples

15 sentences
  1. Tom was inattentive in class.

    Том був неуважний на уроці.

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  2. Tom is often inattentive in class.

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  3. I'm surprised how inattentive I can be.

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  4. She accused him of being inattentive to her.

    deSie warf ihm vor, dass er ihr gegenüber gleichgültig sei.

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  5. The older we get, the more inattentive we become.

    deJe älter man wird, desto unaufmerksamer wird man.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not paying attention:
Русский
By meaning 1
not paying attention:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not paying attention:

Forms

more inattentive, most inattentive
Comparativemore inattentive Lesson
Superlativemost inattentive Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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