neglecting
- 1Present participle and gerund of neglect.
By neglecting routine maintenance, the company let its machines fall apart.
She spent years neglecting old friendships in favor of her career.
Note
The -ing form keeps its verb grammar, and that is what separates the gerund from the noun neglect. The gerund takes a direct object (neglecting his duties), while the noun needs of (neglect of his duties). In calculations the participle often opens a sentence with a fixed meaning, 'setting aside for simplicity': neglecting friction, the block slides at constant speed. It also takes an infinitive, as in neglecting to lock the door.
Neglecting air resistance, both balls hit the ground at the same time.
The approximation holds well, neglecting terms of higher order.
neglecting is a form of neglect
neglect, verb: To fail to care for or attend to something that needs attention. Full entry
- Spelling
- neglect → neglecting: add -ing
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