neglect
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The meaning (definition) of the word neglect
to forget or fail to take care of something
The word neglect used in a sentence
“Do not neglect your plant, or it will dry out.”
Words that mean the same as neglect (synonyms)
ignore
Words that mean the opposite of neglect (antonyms)
care
How the word neglect is said around the world
| French | négliger (nay-glee-ZHAY) |
| Spanish | descuidar (dehs-kwee-DAHR) |
| Mandarin | 忽视 (hoo shir) |
| Hindi | अनदेखी करना (un-DAY-khee kur-NAA) |
| Arabic | يُهْمِل (YUHM-il) |
| Russian | забывать заботиться (zah-biy-VAHT zah-BOH-teet-sya) |
| Portuguese (EU) | descuidar (dsh-kwee-DAR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | descuidar (dehs-kwee-DAH) |
| Japanese | ほったらかす (hoht-tah-rah-KAH-soo) |
| German | vernachlässigen (fehr-NAHKH-less-ih-gen) |
| Urdu | لاپرواہی کرنا (lah-par-vah-HEE kar-NAH) |
| Punjabi | ਅਣਗਹਿਲੀ ਕਰਨੀ (un-guh-HAY-lee KUR-nee) |
| Korean | 돌보지 않다 (dohl-boh-jee AHN-tah) |
| Hebrew | לְהַזְנִיחַ (leh-hahz-NEE-akh) |
| Greek | παραμελώ (pah-rah-meh-LOH) |
| Dutch | verwaarlozen (vur-WAHR-loh-zun) |
| Tagalog | pabayaan (pah-bah-YAH-ahn) |
| Vietnamese | bỏ bê (baw BAY) |
| Turkish | ihmal etmek (ih-MAHL et-MEK) |
| Persian | مراقبت نکردن (moh-rah-gheh-BAT nah-kar-DAN) |
| Polish | zaniedbywać (zah-nyed-BIH-vach) |
| Ukrainian | занедбувати (za-NED-buu-va-ti) |
| Bengali | অবহেলা করা (AW-bo-hay-la KAW-ra) |
| Swedish | missköta (MIS-shur-tah) |
| Italian | trascurare (trah-skoo-RAH-reh) |
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