neglect
verb (used with object)
to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight.
neglected
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past participleof neglect.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof neglect.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
neglectverb (used with object)to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight.
Example Sentences
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Jeremy Vernon, 51, said despite having his kidney removed due to cancer he could not resist clearing neglected paths in his free time and it had made him a hit on social media.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
She’s running as a candidate with working-class roots, focused on the farmers and rural communities she argues both political parties have neglected.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
Successive governments neglected Israel's geographic periphery, focusing overwhelmingly on security issues, he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
As a longtime renter herself, Raj has experience with being a neglected tenant.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Spirit work had kept the girls so busy that their schooling had been neglected.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
