OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18959

neglect

/nɪˈɡlɛkt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
abandono • negligencia
The act of neglecting.
negligencia
Habitual lack of care.
Fifteen participants argued that the neglect of discourse on relationships had major implications for the ability of adolescents to acquire courtship skills and maintain relationsh…
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 18958

neglect

/nɪˈɡlɛkt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
descuidar • negligir
To fail to care for or attend to something.
I hope My absence doth neglect no great designs.
to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts
desatender • descuidar • desoír • hacer caso omiso • negligir
To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
to neglect strangers
descuidar • negligir
To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
A friend of mine who runs an intellectual magazine was grousing about his movie critic, complaining that though the fellow had liked The Godfather (page 58), he had neglected to la…