neglect

/nɪˈglekt/ v [I/T]

Definition

› to fail to give needed care or attention to someone or something: [T] She had neglected the program and allowed student interest in it to fall off. [I] He neglected to tell his employer that he would be taking the day off. neglect

/nɪˈglekt/ n [U] › The park was in a sorry state of neglect.

(Definition of neglect v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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negative n NO
negative n PHOTOGRAPH
negatively adv ELECTRICITY
negatively adv IN A WAY THAT EXPRESSES NO
negatively adv IN AN UNHAPPY WAY
neglect v
negligent adj
negligible adj
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