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verb
- 1. refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally: "he ignored her outraged question" Similar Opposite
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to intentionally not listen or give attention to: She can be really irritating but I try to ignore her. Safety regulations are being ignored by company managers in the drive to increase profits. How can the government ignore the wishes of the majority? I smiled at her but she just ignored me. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
to intentionally not listen or give attention to: She can be really irritating but I try to ignore her. Safety regulations are being ignored by company managers in the drive to increase profits. How can the government ignore the wishes of the majority? I smiled at her but she just ignored me. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
The meaning of IGNORE is to refuse to take notice of. How to use ignore in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ignore.
1. verb. If you ignore someone or something, you pay no attention to them. Why are you ignoring me? [VERB noun] The government had ignored his views on the subject. [VERB noun] She ignored legal advice to drop the case. [VERB noun] For two decades her theatrical talents were ignored by the film industry. [VERB noun] 2. verb.
Ignore definition: to refrain from noticing or recognizing. See examples of IGNORE used in a sentence.
Definition of ignore verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks. 2. (of a grand jury) to reject (a bill of indictment), esp. on grounds of insufficient evidence. s. [1605–15; < Latin ignōrāre to not know, disregard] ig•nor′a•ble, adj. ig•nor′er, n.
To ignore something is to disregard it. If you ignore the rules of grammar, you're likely to be misunderstood. It's easy to see the relationship between ignore and a word such as ignorant. To be ignorant of something is to know nothing about it.
ignore meaning, definition, what is ignore: to deliberately pay no attention to some...: Learn more.
to pay no attention to something or someone: They just ignored him and carried on with the game. We cannot afford to ignore the fact that the world's population is increasing rapidly. Fewer examples. It would be foolish to ignore his advice. Their complaints have been largely ignored. They ignored me completely.
