Dictionary Entry
neglect
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/nih-GLEKT/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)To fail to care for or give proper attention to something or someone.
In a Sentence
“If you neglect your plants, they will wilt and eventually die.”
Origin
Latin neglectus, past participle of neglegere ‘disregard’
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