Pinabayaan (en. Neglected)
pi-na-ba-ya-an
Meaning & Definition
EnglishTagalog
verb
An action or act that has not been taken responsibility for or abandoned.
The animals were neglected outside their pen.
Pinabayaan ang mga hayop sa labas ng kanilang kulungan.
Lack of care or attention to something or someone.
The parents neglected their children.
Pinabayaan ng magulang ang kanilang mga anak.
Forgetting or abandoning a responsibility.
His project was neglected in the end.
Ang kanyang proyekto ay pinabayaan sa huli.
Etymology
root word 'bayan' with the prefix 'pa' and the infix 'in'
Common Phrases and Expressions
neglected an opportunity
The seeming failure to seize an opportunity that could have been taken.
pinabayaan ng pagkakataon
Related Words
negligence
The state of being careless or neglectful.
pabaya
indifference
The lack of regard or concern for the value of something.
pagwawalang-bahala
Slang Meanings
neglected oneself
He neglected himself so he has gone downhill with vices.
Pinabayaan niya ang sarili niya kaya nagpakasira siya sa mga bisyo.
don’t care
People don’t care about what’s happening, so they just let it be.
Walang pakialam ang mga tao sa nangyayari, kaya pinabayaan na lang nila.
made empty promises
He made empty promises, so I just ignored him.
Itinaga sa tubig ang mga pangako niya, kaya pinabayaan ko na lang siya.
let go
He just let me go, so he abandoned me.
Binitiwan na lang niya ako, kaya pinabayaan na niya ako.