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Nearby words · negator noun · negging noun · neglect verb · neglect noun · neglected adjective. Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofneglectverbfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary neglectverb  /nɪˈɡlekt/ /nɪˈɡlekt/VerbFormspresentsimpleI/you/we/theyneglect /nɪˈɡlekt/ /nɪˈɡlekt/he/she/itneglects /nɪˈɡlekts/ /nɪˈɡlekts/pastsimpleneglected /nɪˈɡlektɪd/ /nɪˈɡlektɪd/pastparticipleneglected /nɪˈɡlektɪd/ /nɪˈɡlektɪd/-ingformneglecting /nɪˈɡlektɪŋ/ /nɪˈɡlektɪŋ/ jumptootherresults  neglectsomebody/somethingtofailtotakecareofsomebody/somethingShedeniesneglectingherbaby.Thebuildingshadbeenneglectedforyears.Don’tneglectyourhealth.Localcommunitieshavebeenneglectedinfavourofprivatesectorinterests.TopicsDifficultyandfailurec1,Buildingsc1OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadverbgrosslyseriouslycompletely…verb+neglecttendtocannotaffordtoprepositioninfavour/​favorofSeefullentry Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp.  neglectsomethingtonotgiveenoughattentiontosomethingDancehasbeenneglectedbytelevision.Shehasneglectedherstudies.Theyareneglectingtheirdutyaselectedrepresentatives.ExtraExamplesThesearesubjectsgenerallyneglectedbyhistorians.Thissectorisoneofthemajorgrowthareasandwecannotaffordtoneglectit.anaspectoftheproblemconspicuouslyneglectedbysocialscientistsTheyconvenientlyneglectedtheirresponsibilities.OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadverbgrosslyseriouslycompletely…verb+neglecttendtocannotaffordtoprepositioninfavour/​favorofSeefullentry neglecttodosomething(formal)tofailorforgettodosomethingthatyououghttodosynonymomitYouneglectedtomentionthenameofyourpreviousemployer.seealsonegligenceWordOriginearly16thcent.:fromLatinneglect-‘disregarded’,fromtheverbneglegere,fromneg-‘not’+legere‘choose,pickup’.MoreLikeThisVerbsusuallyfollowedbyinfinitivesVerbsusuallyfollowedbyinfinitivesaffordagreeappeararrangeattemptbegchooseconsentdecideexpectfailhappenhesitatehopeintendlearnmanagemeanneglectofferpreparepretendpromiserefusesweartrywantwishSeeneglectintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeeneglectintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: neglect Otherresults Allmatches neglectnoun Nearbywords negatornoun neggingnoun neglectverb neglectnoun neglectedadjective pluvial adjective     FromtheTopic Weather C2 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay