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Common collocations with neglect in American Collocation

neglect verb transitive

US /nəˈɡlekt/

duty

duty
responsibility

He had been neglecting his duties as a director.

work

schoolwork
task
work

So concentrate on your football but don’t neglect your schoolwork.

education

education

He has neglected the education of his children and spoiled them by indulging all their wishes.

health

health

She neglected her health and became seriously ill.

say

explain
inform
mention
point out
report
tell

He neglected to mention that he was already married.

pay

pay

The record company had neglected to pay the studio and the tapes were confiscated until payment was received.

ask

ask

I spoke to a young woman who I think was Mr Woolley’s daughter, though I neglected to ask.

bring

bring

Then darkness descended, and we realized that we had neglected to bring a torch to look at our map.

consider

consider

Of course, he neglects to consider the actual consequences of his action.

often or to a great extent

largely
often

She looks at poetry that has been largely neglected by scholars.

to some extent

relatively
somewhat

This aspect of local studies has been somewhat neglected.

unfairly or sadly

sadly
unfairly
unjustly

This is an unjustly neglected masterpiece of 18th century prose.