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ignore

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English

Etymology

From French ignorer, from Latin ignōrō (to have no knowledge of, mistake, take no notice of, ignore), from ignārus (not knowing), from in + gnārus (knowing), from gnōscō, nōscō; see know.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭgnôʹ, IPA(key): /ɪɡˈnɔː/
  • (US) enPR: ĭgnôrʹ, IPA(key): /ɪɡˈnɔɹ/
  • (rhotic, without the horsehoarse merger) enPR: ĭgnōrʹ, IPA(key): /ɪɡˈno(ː)ɹ/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horsehoarse merger) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈnoə/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: ig‧nore

Verb

ignore (third-person singular simple present ignores, present participle ignoring, simple past and past participle ignored) (transitive)

  1. To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
    Synonyms: disregard, neglect; see also Thesaurus:ignore
    Antonyms: notice, recognize, watch; see also Thesaurus:pay attention
  2. To pretend to not notice someone or something.
    Synonyms: overlook, turn a blind eye to, wink at, (obsolete) connive
    Antonyms: notice, observe
  3. (obsolete) Fail to notice.
    Synonyms: overlook; see also Thesaurus:fail to notice
  4. (obsolete) Not to know.
    Synonym: be ignorant of
    Antonym: know

Derived terms

  • ignorable
  • ignore all rules

Related terms

  • ignorance
  • ignoral
  • ignorant

Translations

Further reading

  • “ignore”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “ignore”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Regino, eringo, ingoer, region

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.ɲɔʁ/

Verb

ignore

  1. inflection of ignorer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

  • région

Galician

Verb

ignore

  1. inflection of ignorar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

ignore

  1. inflection of ignorar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iɡˈno.re]

Verb

ignore

  1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of ignora

Spanish

Verb

ignore

  1. inflection of ignorar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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