neglect meaning
neglect :
lack of care, inattention
noun
▪ The garden suffered from neglect.
▪ The garden did not get enough care.
▪ Neglect of duty is a serious issue.
▪ Not doing your job well is a big problem.
paraphrasing
▪ disregard – lack of attention
▪ oversight – failure to notice
▪ inattention – not paying attention
▪ omission – leaving out something
neglect :
to ignore, to overlook
verb
▪ He neglected his homework.
▪ He did not do his homework.
▪ She neglected to call her friend.
▪ She forgot to call her friend.
paraphrasing
▪ ignore – to not pay attention to
▪ overlook – to miss seeing
▪ forget – to not remember
▪ disregard – to not care about
Pronunciation
neglect [nɪˈɡlɛkt]
The stress is on 'glekt' and sounds like 'ni-glekt'.
Common phrases and grammar about neglect
neglect - Common meaning
noun
lack of care, inattention
verb
to ignore, to overlook
Part of Speech Changes for "neglect"
▪ negligence (noun) – carelessness
▪ negligent (adjective) – careless
Common Expressions with "neglect"
▪ neglect duties – to not do tasks
▪ neglect responsibilities – to not do what is needed
▪ neglect a child – to not care for a child
▪ neglect to mention – to forget to say
Important examples of neglect in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, neglect is often used to mean ignore or not pay attention to duties.
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Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As a verb, neglect often appears in TOEIC grammar questions to show failure to do something.
neglect
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
neglect of duty
'failure to do one's job', used in formal contexts.
benign neglect
means 'a policy of ignoring a situation'.
Differences between similar words and neglect
neglect
,
ignore
differences
Neglect means to not give enough care; ignore means to choose not to notice.
neglect
,
overlook
differences
Neglect means to not care enough; overlook means to miss seeing something.
Words with the same origin as neglect
The origin of neglect
neglect comes from the Latin 'neglegere', which means 'to not choose'.
Word structure
It has the prefix neg (not), root leg (choose), suffix ect (verb), and means 'to not choose'.
Words with the same origin
The root of neglect is leg (choose). Words with the same root include elect (to choose), select (to choose out).
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