neglect
verb (used with object)
to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight.
have been neglecting
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present perfect progressiveof neglect.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"This prompts us to reevaluate fault rheological behavior, and if we have been neglecting something very important."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025
"Generally speaking, we have been neglecting national security, intelligence, law enforcement, defence, and so on," Thomas Juneau, a political analyst and professor at the University of Ottawa, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2024
“That’s part of the stigma that goes with it, that there must have been something wrong, the parents must have been neglecting them,” Trey’s father said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Now that its engine has burst into flames while it was going 70 miles-per-hour down the interstate, it’s apparent that during that streak, the team may have been neglecting some preventative maintenance along the way.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2021
He would, indeed, have been neglecting his duty if he had done otherwise.
From A Siren by Thomas Adolphus Trollope
