neglect
To fail to care for or attend to somethingTo fail to care for or attend to something.
» Mary has been neglecting her children.
Мэри не заботится о своих детях.
Мері не дбає про своїх дітей.
Мері не дбає про дітей.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To fail to care for or attend to something.
to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts
vernachlässigen, verabsäumen, versäumen
забрасыватьzabrasyvatʹ, запускатьzapuskatʹ
зане́дбуватиzanédbuvaty, занедба́тиzanedbáty, занеха́юватиzanexájuvaty
fail to attend to
(transitive)To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
to neglect strangers
missachten, nicht beachten, ignorieren
пренебрега́тьprenebregátʹ
(transitive)To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
versäumen, verfehlen, unterlassen
упуска́тьupuskátʹ
(transitive)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.
Examples
217 sentencesMary has been neglecting her children.
Мері не дбає про своїх дітей.
ruМэри не заботится о своих детях.
He neglected his duties.
Він знехтував своїми обов'язками.
ruОн пренебрёг своими обязанностями.
deEr hat seine Pflichten vernachlässigt.
I regret having neglected my health.
Tom said that he felt neglected.
Tom was neglected as a child.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
The verb is inherited from Middle English neglect, neclect, derived from Latin neglēctus,The verb is inherited from Middle English neglect, neclect, derived from Latin neglēctus, perfect passive participle of neglegō (“to make light of, disregard, not to pick up”), itself from nec (“not”) + legō (“to pick up, select”). The noun is from neglēctus (“neglect”). First attested in 1460, the noun in 1588.
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Forms
neglects, neglecting, neglected, neglectedSynonyms
13 synonymsAntonyms
7 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle