Polyglot Dictionary

negligenciar

/neɡliʒẽˈsjaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
negligencio
preterite (eu)
negligenciei
past participle
negligenciado

Meaning

  1. to neglect

    • Negligenciou a saúde.

      He neglected his health.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

descuidar

negligenciar is more formal; descuidar is the everyday word — both mean "to neglect."

desleixar

desleixar is about carelessness or sloppiness specifically; negligenciar is more formal, general neglect — both mean "to neglect."

Similar in other languages

German

vernachlässigen

vernachlässigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to neglect."

Spanish

desatender

desatender is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to neglect."

Practice

1 What does negligenciar mean?

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