negligency (B2)
noun
Definition
negligency means the state of being negligent. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses negligency to mean the state of being negligent.
The teacher asked students to find negligency in the reading.
Check the words around negligency to choose the right meaning.
How to Use negligency
- a/the negligency (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a negligency."
- negligency in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked negligency in context before translating it."
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