Past tense of neglect
regular verb
The past tense of neglect is neglected. The past participle is also neglected.
Forms of neglect
| Base form (V1) | neglect /nɪˈɡlɛkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | neglected /nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | neglected /nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/ |
| Present participle | neglecting |
| Third person singular | neglects |
Neglected in a sentence
- And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891
- A friend of mine who runs an intellectual magazine was grousing about his movie critic, complaining that though the fellow had liked The Godfather (page 58), he had neglected to label it clearly as a masterpiece.1972 December 29, Richard Schickel, “Masterpieces underrated and overlooked”, in Life, volume 73, number 25, page 22
- The locals watched, amused, as the tourists parched in the sun, having neglected to apply sunscreen or bring water.From the entry parch
- Weeds are rampant in any neglected garden.From the entry rampant
- His prized laceleaf maple stood neglected.From the entry laceleaf
Meaning of neglect
- verb To fail to care for or attend to something.
- verb To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
- verb To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
Questions about the past tense of neglect
- What is the past tense of neglect?
- The past tense of neglect is neglected.
- What is the past participle of neglect?
- The past participle of neglect is neglected.
- Is neglect a regular or irregular verb?
- Neglect is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: neglect (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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