to neglect an opportunity

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• neglect — vb Neglect, omit, disregard, ignore, overlook, slight, forget are comparable when they mean to pass over something without giving it due or sufficient attention. Neglect usually implies intentional or unintentional failure to give full or proper… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• miss an opportunity — index fail (neglect) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• pass up — verb 1. refuse to accept (Freq. 1) He refused my offer of hospitality • Syn: ↑refuse, ↑reject, ↑turn down, ↑decline • Ant: ↑accept ( …   Useful english dictionary

• miss the boat — Synonyms and related words: be behindhand, be late, be overdue, blow the chance, get up late, go amiss, go astray, keep everyone waiting, keep late hours, lose the chance, lose the opportunity, miscarry, misfire, miss, miss an opportunity, miss… …   Moby Thesaurus

• oversleep — Synonyms and related words: be behindhand, be late, be overdue, blow the chance, doze, drowse, get up late, keep everyone waiting, keep late hours, lose the chance, lose the opportunity, miss an opportunity, miss the boat, miss the chance, nap,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• pass — 1. v. & n. v. (past part. passed) (see also PAST). 1 intr. (often foll. by along, by, down, on, etc.) move onward; proceed, esp. past some point of reference (saw the procession passing). 2 tr. a go past; leave (a thing etc.) on one side or… …   Useful english dictionary

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• education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium

• EDUCATION, JEWISH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline. Bibliography at the end of a section is indicated by (†). in the biblical period the nature of the sources historical survey the patriarchal period and the settlement the kingdom the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

• Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium