neglect
part of speech
verb (neglect, neglects, neglected, neglecting); noun (neglect, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) To not give enough care or attention to someone or something you should look after. tree →
2) To forget or fail to do something: «He neglected to tell us.» tree →
3) (noun) The state of not being cared for. tree →
4) (law, safety) When parents or carers do not give a child food, safety, warmth or care, this is called neglect, and adults like teachers must help. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories a neglected garden or house is overgrown and broken; a neglected animal is thin and sad. In ethics and adult-life lessons neglect is a serious wrong that social workers protect children from. In school, neglecting homework means not doing it. Phrases: «neglect your duties», «fall into neglect», «child neglect», «neglected to mention».
examples
- The old house had been neglected for years. tree →
- Don't neglect your teeth: brush them twice a day. tree →
- The dog was rescued from neglect. tree →
- He neglected to mention he had broken the window. tree →
- The garden fell into neglect. tree →
- Teachers must report it if they think a child suffers neglect. tree →
- She neglected her homework and got behind. tree →
- The faithful Nurse, meanwhile, did not neglect her duty. tree →
note
Regular verb. Noun is the same word. Adjectives: neglected, neglectful. «Neglect to do» means «fail to do». Do not confuse with «negligent» (careless, in law) or «negligible» (very small).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «neglect» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.