neglect

verb

/nɪˈɡlekt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they neglect	/nɪˈɡlekt/ /nɪˈɡlekt/
he / she / it neglects	/nɪˈɡlekts/ /nɪˈɡlekts/
past simple neglected	/nɪˈɡlektɪd/ /nɪˈɡlektɪd/
past participle neglected	/nɪˈɡlektɪd/ /nɪˈɡlektɪd/
-ing form neglecting	/nɪˈɡlektɪŋ/ /nɪˈɡlektɪŋ/

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neglect somebody/something to fail to take care of somebody/something
- She denies neglecting her baby.
- The buildings had been neglected for years.
- Don’t neglect your health.
- Local communities have been neglected in favour of private sector interests.
Topics Difficulty and failurec1, Buildingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- grossly
- seriously
- completely
- …
verb + neglect
- tend to
- cannot afford to
preposition
- in favour/favor of
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neglect something to not give enough attention to something
- Dance has been neglected by television.
- She has neglected her studies.
- They are neglecting their duty as elected representatives.
Extra Examples
- These are subjects generally neglected by historians.
- This sector is one of the major growth areas and we cannot afford to neglect it.
- an aspect of the problem conspicuously neglected by social scientists
- They conveniently neglected their responsibilities.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- grossly
- seriously
- completely
- …
verb + neglect
- tend to
- cannot afford to
preposition
- in favour/favor of
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neglect to do something (formal) to fail or forget to do something that you ought to do synonym omit
- You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer.

neglect

noun

/nɪˈɡlekt/

[uncountable]

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the fact of not giving enough care or attention to something/somebody; the state of not receiving enough care or attention
- The buildings are crumbling from years of neglect.
- The place smelled of decay and neglect.
- The gardens sadly fell into neglect and disrepair.
- neglect of something/somebody The law imposes penalties for the neglect of children.
Extra Examples
- After years of neglect the house is at last being restored.
- He was reprimanded for neglect of duty.
- Medical neglect occurs when medical care is withheld.
- She had concentrated on her music to the neglect of her other studies.
- The 18th-century interior of the building has survived through benign neglect.
- The buildings suffered neglect for centuries.
- The doctor was guilty of serious neglect of duty.
- The maximum penalty for child neglect is ten years' imprisonment.
- children who are victims of deliberate parental neglect
- cruelty by neglect
- the suffering of children through neglect
- Government neglect of public services has led to serious problems.
- The case will collapse without evidence of criminal neglect.
- The focus on extracurricular activities has led to a neglect of academic work.
Topics Buildingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- general
- total
- relative
- …
verb + neglect
- suffer
- suffer from
- be guilty of
- …
preposition
- by neglect
- through neglect
- neglect of
- …
phrases
- centuries of neglect
- years of neglect
- neglect of duty
- …
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Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin neglect- ‘disregarded’, from the verb neglegere, from neg- ‘not’ + legere ‘choose, pick up’.