neglect
verb (used with object)
to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight.
had neglected
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past perfectof neglect.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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On schist foundations, cautious engineers knew to build in safety features like a series of cut-off trenches and drainage pipes — a step Mulholland had neglected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
As for Fama, I realized I had neglected, dang, to ask him about SpaceX.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Canada had neglected investment and diversifying its economy for too long, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
But it wasn’t just the New York Times that had neglected the murder at first.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2025
Aureliano, for his part, had neglected the workshop in order to teach little Remedios to read and write.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
