neglect
verb (used with object)
to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight.
has neglected
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present perfectof neglect (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In its statement, DHS denied HSI has neglected its core mission, saying the agency has increased its efforts to combat criminal cartels, gangs and drug traffickers in response to multiple Trump executive orders.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Our forthcoming report from the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for Family Studies shows how thoroughly Washington has neglected this critical point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In his speech, Burnham will say when he is in Downing Street, the government will be "unashamedly Labour in our priorities" and have the "courage to fix the big things that politics has neglected".
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
"This result suggests that perhaps the field has neglected thinking about tenured women and their experiences."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2023
"I'd invite you to sit, but your brother has neglected to provide me a chair."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
