Betekenis van neglect In het Nederlands

• 0 to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility:

  • to neglect your appearance/the house

  • He neglects that poor dog - he never takes him for walks or gives him any attention.

  • She's been neglecting her studies this semester.

  • I'd neglected to give him the name of the hotel where I'd be staying.

  • He neglected to mention the fact that we could lose money on the deal.

• 1 a situation in which you do not give enough care or attention to someone or something, or the state of not receiving enough care or attention:

  • Both parents were found guilty of neglect and their child was taken away from them.

  • Over the years the church has fallen into a state of neglect.

• 2 to fail to give needed care or attention to someone or something:

  • [ T ] She had neglected the program and allowed student interest in it to fall off.

  • [ I ] He neglected to tell his employer that he would be taking the day off.