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neglect (n):
willful lack of care and attention
Related Words: disregard
neglect (n):
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Related Words: carelessness
neglect (n):
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
Related Words: fulnessnegligence
neglect (n):
lack of attention and due care
Related Words: disregard
neglect (n):
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
Samples
the house was in a terrible state of neglect
neglect (v):
leave undone or leave out
Samples
How could I miss that typo?
The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten

Related Words: omitpretermit
neglect (v):
fail to attend to
Samples
he neglects his children
neglect (v):
give little or no attention to
Samples
Disregard the errors
Related Words: disregard
neglect (v):
fail to do something; leave something undone
Samples
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

Related Words: fail
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The early bird gets the worm

Sona kalan dona kalır.
If you wake up and get to work early, you will succeed. (Sometimes used to remark that someone is awake and working surprisingly early.

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