Difference between Neglect and Fail

What is the difference between Neglect and Fail?

Neglect as a verb is to disregard or pay little attention to something while Fail as a verb is to be unsuccessful.

Neglect

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To disregard or pay little attention to something To fail to care for, or attend to something To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of neglecting The state of being neglected. Habitual lack of care.

Example sentence: With a fast pace world and wanting to reach and accomplish goals sometimes we neglect to pause and just enjoy the moment.

Fail

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a failure, especially of a financial transactiona failing grade in an academic examination

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be unsuccessful.Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)To neglect.To cease to operate correctly.To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert.To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.

Example sentence: It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

We hope you now know whether to use Neglect or Fail in your sentence.

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