faillí — meaning in English

English meaning

• delay noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
• neglect verb To fail to give proper care or attention to someone or something.
• omission noun The act of leaving something out, or something that has been left out.

Senses

faillí is used for these senses in English:

• delay A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
• neglect The act of neglecting.
• omission (uncountable) The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
• remissness The characteristic of being remiss

delay — full definition

1. noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
2. verb To put something off until later, or to make it happen later than planned.

neglect — full definition

1. verb To fail to give proper care or attention to someone or something.
2. noun A lack of proper care or attention.

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