Look up: neglect

1. 
   neglect
   [Verb] To pay little attention to or fail to do something.
   Example: The students neglected to do their homework.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
2. 
   neglect
   [n] - the state of something that has been unused and neglected 2. [v] - give little or no attention to 3. [v] - fail to attend to 4. [v] - leave undone or leave out
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
3. 
   neglect
   in artillery and naval gunfire support,a report to the observer/spotter to indicate that the last round(s)was fired with incorrect data and that the round(s)will be fired again using correct data Category: Defense
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
4. 
   Neglect
   Neg·lect' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Neglected ; present participle & verbal noun Neglecting .] [ Latin neglectus , past participle of neglegere ( negligere ) to disregard, neglect, the literal sense probably neing, not to pick up; nec not, nor (fr. ne not + - que , a parti ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/11
   
   
5. 
   Neglect
   Neg·lect' noun [ Latin neglectus . See Neglect , v. ] 1. Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy. « To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame, Or our neglect ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/11
   
   
6. 
   neglect
   disuse noun the state of something that has been unused and neglected; `the house was in a terrible state of neglect`
   Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
   
   
7. 
   neglect
   verb give little or no attention to; `Disregard the errors`
   Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
   
   
8. 
   neglect
   verb fail to do something; leave something undone; `She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib`; `The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account`
   Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
   
   
9. 
   Neglect
   `Neglect` means to leave uncared for or to leave undone. Neglect may also refer to: *Child `neglect`, is a category of maltreatment related to child abuse, when the biological parent(s) or legally assigned adult(s) fail to provide for the proper physical care needs of their dependent children. The neglect of children is generally about three times more common than physical abuse and about six times more common than sexual abuse. (These number...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neglect
   
   
10. 
    neglect
    (nә-glekt´) disregard of or failure to perform some task or function. unilateral neglect hemiapraxia with failure to pay attention to bodily grooming and stimuli on one side but not on the other, usually due to a lesion in the central nervous system, as after a stroke. Call...
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
    
    
11. 
    Neglect
    • (v.) Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers. • (adv.) Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one`s duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts. • (adv.) To omit to n...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
12. 
    neglect
    neglect 1. To fail to give the proper or required care and attention to someone or something. 2. To fail to do something, especially because of carelessness or forgetfulness. 3. Etymology: from Latin neglectus, past participle of neglegere, 'to make light of, to disregard'; literally, 'not to pick up'; variant of neclegere, from Old Latin nec, 'not' + l...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf
    
    
13. 
    neglect
    
    1. lack of attention and due care
    2. lack of care and attention
    3. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
    
    Found on