descuidar

transitive verb

1. to neglect (desatender)

intransitive verb

2. not to worry (no preocuparse)

apaga la luz cuando te marches — descuida -> turn off the light when you leave — don't worry, I will
descuida, que yo me encargo -> don't worry, I'll take care of it

descuidarse

pronomial verb

1. to neglect one's appearance (abandonarse)

2. (despistarse)

me descuidé un instante y se me fue la bici a la cuneta -> I let my attention wander for an instant and the bicycle went into the ditch
como te descuides, ya no hay entradas -> if you're not careful there won't be any tickets left
no te puedes descuidar ni un momento -> you've got to be alert all the time
en cuanto te descuidas se pone a cantar -> he'll break into song at the drop of a hat

descuidar [des-coo-e-dar’]

article & verb transitive & verb neuter

1. To neglect, to forget, to overlook, to lay aside.

2. To relieve from care, to make easy.

3. To render careless or indolent; to want attention or diligence.

Ha descuidado mucho su negocio -> he has neglected his business a lot
A poco que te descuides te cobran el doble -> you’ve got to watch them all the time or they’ll charge you double

verb reflexive

4. To be forgetful of duty.

5. To make oneself easy.

Verb Conjugation for "descuidar"

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	descuido	descuidé	descuidaba	descuidaré	descuide
Tú	descuidas	descuidaste	descuidabas	descuidarás	descuides
Ella/Él/Usted	descuida	descuidó	descuidaba	descuidará	descuide
Nosotros	descuidamos	descuidamos	descuidábamos	descuidaremos	descuidemos
Vosotros	descuidáis	descuidasteis	descuidabais	descuidaréis	descuidéis
Ellos/Ustedes	descuidan	descuidaron	descuidaban	descuidarán	descuiden