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- DictionaryIg·nore/iɡˈnôr/
verb
- 1. refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally: "he ignored her outraged question"
verb (used with object) , ig·nored, ig·nor·ing. to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks. Synonyms: neglect, disregard, slight, overlook. Antonyms: regard, notice. Law. (of a grand jury) to reject (a bill of indictment), as on the grounds of insufficient evidence. ignore.
4 days ago · ignore in American English. (ɪgˈnɔr ) verb transitive Word forms: igˈnored or igˈnoring. 1. to disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider. 2. Law. to reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence. SIMILAR WORDS: neˈglect.
verb [ T ] uk / ɪɡˈnɔː r/ us. Add to word list. B2. 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.
/ɪɡˈnɔːr/ Verb Forms. ignore something to pay no attention to something synonym disregard. He ignored all the ‘No Smoking’ signs and lit up a cigarette. I made a suggestion but they chose to ignore it. We cannot afford to ignore their advice. to ignore a warning/a problem/an issue. She deliberately ignored my question and changed the subject.
ig•nore. (ɪgˈnɔr, -ˈnoʊr) v.t. -nored, -nor•ing. 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.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ig‧nore /ɪɡˈnɔː $ -ˈnɔːr/ S2 W2 AWL verb [ transitive] 1 to deliberately pay no attention to something that you have been told or that you know about You can’t ignore the fact that many criminals never go to prison. problems which we can’t afford to ignore 2 to behave as if you had not heard or...
Ignore Definition. ĭg-nôr. ignored, ignores, ignoring. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. ignored, ignores, ignoring. To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence. Webster's New World.
