Monday, July 6, 2009

neglect |niˈglekt|

verb [ trans. ]
fail to care for properly : the old churchyard has been sadly neglected | [as adj. ] ( neglected) some severely neglected children.

  • not pay proper attention to; disregard : you neglect our advice at your peril.
  • [with infinitive ] fail to do something : he neglected to write to her.
noun
the state or fact of being uncared for : animals dying through disease or neglect.
  • the action of not taking proper care of someone or something : she was accused of child neglect.
  • failure to do something : he was reported for neglect of duty.



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