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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries방치하다
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bang-chi-ha-da
"건강을 방치하면 큰 병이 됩니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To fail to care for properly; to give too little attention or respect to someone or something.
"If you neglect your house plants, they will eventually wither and die."
- 1
The state or fact of being uncared for, ignored, or disregarded.
"The historic building fell into a state of severe neglect over the decades."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'neglectus', the past participle of 'neglegere', meaning 'to not pick up, disregard, or slight', formed from 'nec-' (not) plus 'legere' (to gather, pick up). Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term has historically maintained its core semantic sense of failing to give proper attention or care to something or someone.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Neglect" is said worldwide
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négliger
Transliteration: neg-li-zhay
"Il ne faut pas négliger ses études."
vernachlässigen
Transliteration: fer-nah-la-si-gen
"Man darf seine Gesundheit nicht vernachlässigen."
trascurare
Transliteration: tras-ku-ra-re
"Non dovresti trascurare i tuoi doveri."
descuidar
Transliteration: des-kwi-dar
"No debes descuidar tu salud."
negligenciar
Transliteration: ne-gli-zhen-syar
"Ele não deve negligenciar o seu trabalho."
उपेक्षा करना
Transliteration: upeksha karna
"हमें अपनी पढ़ाई की उपेक्षा नहीं करनी चाहिए।"
忽视
Transliteration: hūshì
"我们不能忽视任何细节。"
방치하다
Transliteration: bang-chi-ha-da
"건강을 방치하면 큰 병이 됩니다."
放置する
Transliteration: hōchi suru
"健康管理を放置してはいけません。"
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