Plural of neglect
regular plural
The plural of neglect is neglects.
Forms of neglect
| Singular | neglect /nɪˈɡlɛkt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | neglects |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Neglects in a sentence
- Alicia is not a serious ailurophile, however; she neglects Chestnut, and Chestnut knows it.2002, Carol Shields, Unless, page 195. From the entry ailurophile
- Whoever neglects his Easter duties or goes unconfessed for seven years finds himself changed into a rougarou at night.1961, Maria Leach, God Had a Dog: Folklore of the Dog. From the entry rougarou
- For he is often a drunkard and then he neglects and forseeks his lords' goods and cattle or takes it thievishly and spends it.2009, Laurel Amtower, Jacqueline Vanhoutte, A Companion to Chaucer and His Contemporaries: Texts and Contexts. From the entry forseek
- However, their description of the low-energy dynamics of twisted bilayer graphene is restricted to the extended zone scheme and therefore neglects the effects of the superperiodic structure.247401 (2016), M. Van der Donck, F. M. Peeters, B. Van Duppen, “Comment on "Creating in-plane pseudomagnetic fields in excess of 1000 T by…. From the entry superperiodic
- Her awareness of the Menippea is presented in terms of (descriptive) content analysis and comparison, and she neglects the interaction of the satire with its audience.2015, Eric McLuhan, Cynic Satire, →ISBN, page 38. From the entry menippea
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 plural of neglect
- What is the plural of neglect?
- The plural of neglect is neglects.
- Is neglect countable?
- Neglect is a countable and uncountable noun.
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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