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Do not neglect your homework.
What does Neglect mean?
Neglect means not giving needed care or attention.
Dictionary definition
To fail to give enough care or attention to something important; also the lack of needed care.
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Neglect in a sentence
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The plant wilted because we neglected to water it.
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If students neglect the first step, the whole experiment may be harder to understand.
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WordNeglect.
Partverb, noun.
MeaningNeglect means not giving needed care or attention.
ExampleExample: Do not neglect your homework.
Word breakdown
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- Syllables
- nih · glekt
- Strongest beat
- glekt
- Ending
- glekt
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on glekt.
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care forUse when someone gives needed attention.
attend toUse when someone deals with something carefully.
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Word family
Neglect word family
Base word
neglect
verb
neglects
Fails to give care or attention.
verb
neglected
Failed to give care or attention in the past.
verb
neglecting
Failing to give care or attention.
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