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ignore en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɪɡˈnɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • ĭgnôrʹ (Canada, General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /ɪɡˈnoɾ/ (Scotland)
  • /ɪɡˈnoɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /əɡˈnoː/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ɪɡˈnoː/ Manchester
  • /ɪɡˈnɔə/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
  • /ɪɡˈnoə/ (Eastern-New-England)
  • /ɪɡˈnoː/ (Australia, British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-der. Latin īgnōrōlbor. French ignorer English ignore From French ignorer, from Latin ignōrō (“to have no knowledge of, mistake, take no notice of, ignore”), from ignārus (“not knowing”), from in- (“not”) + gnārus (“knowing”), from gnōscō, nōscō; see know.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
    • Ignore these four words. 2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 109:
    • The late Professor Pat White was an outspoken critic. In his 1986 book Forgotten Railways, he dismissed as smoke and mirrors the oft-used argument that 33% of rail routes carried only 1% of the traffic, as it ignores the fact that a third of the national road network also only carried 2% of cars and lorries. But unlike rail, road got away with it because no mention was made of how much it cost the taxpayer to keep them usable. 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 53:
    • One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence. 2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:
    • A problem ignored is a problem doubled.
  2. (transitive) To pretend to not notice someone or something.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) Fail to notice.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) Not to know.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
ignorest Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres archaic lexicographic
ignored Number=Plur, Tense=Past lexicographic
ignored Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past lexicographic
ignored Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past lexicographic
ignored Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ignored Mood=Sub, Tense=Past lexicographic
ignored Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past lexicographic
ignored Tense=Past lexicographic
ignoreth Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres archaic lexicographic
ignore Number=Plur, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ignore VerbForm=Inf lexicographic
ignore Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ignore Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ignore Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ignore Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ignoring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ignoredst Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past archaic lexicographic
ignores Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

attend · know · pick up what someone is putting down · recognize · mark · pay attention · pass · mind · let in on · watch · take notice · observe · take note · give heed · notice · recognize · examine · pay heed · pay attention · notice · privy · regard · consider · heed · clock · watch · notice · take heed

Deriveds

ignorement · ignorable · iggy · unignore · ignorome · reignore · ignore all previous instructions · ignorosphere · ignoree · ignore list · ignortion · ignorability · ignoration · ignorelist · ignore all rules

Hyponyms

leper · cut someone cold · ghost · cold-shoulder · shun · give someone the cold shoulder · slight · snub · blank · send to Coventry · give someone the brush-off · disobey · ostracize · cut someone dead · boycott · air

Relateds

ostracization · ignoral · fail to notice · turn a blind eye · turn a deaf ear · zone out · ignorance · look the other way · turn one's back · ignorant · shut one's eyes · avoid · close one's eyes

Synonyms

slough · neglect · put aside · be ignorant of · ignore · pay no heed · misheed · overlook · set at nought · oversee · miss · overlook · unmind · tune out · disregard · despise · ignore · take no notice of · wink at · unheed · pass · misregard · shrug off · neglect · connive · overpass · dissemble · discount · turn a blind eye to · brush off · misregard · misheed · pass by · overlook · disregard

Translations (127)

uk не́хтувати (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ru не принима́ть во внима́ние (to deliberately pay no attention to) · tr görmezden gelmek (to deliberately pay no attention to) · es desoír (to deliberately pay no attention to) · it ignorare (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fi sivuuttaa (to deliberately pay no attention to) · es desatencionar (to deliberately pay no attention to) · rsk иґноровац (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fi nonsaleerata (to deliberately pay no attention to) · vi(to deliberately pay no attention to) · eo ignori (to deliberately pay no attention to) · la ignōrō (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fi ignoorata (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fa چشمپوشی کردن (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fi ignoroida (to deliberately pay no attention to) · es ignorar (to deliberately pay no attention to) · cmn 忽略 (to deliberately pay no attention to) · id mengabaikan (to deliberately pay no attention to) · pl ignorować (to deliberately pay no attention to) · mi whakangongo (to deliberately pay no attention to) · hsb zignorować (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ja 忽略する (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fr ignorer (to deliberately pay no attention to) · oc ignorar (to deliberately pay no attention to) · af ignoreer (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ts honisa (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ru пренебре́чь (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ajp طنش (to deliberately pay no attention to) · et ignoreerida (to deliberately pay no attention to) · mn үл тоомсорлох (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fi olla huomaamatta (to deliberately pay no attention to) · he הִתְעַלֵּם (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fi ohittaa (to deliberately pay no attention to) · nb overse (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ko 무시하다 (to deliberately pay no attention to) · zu nganaki (to deliberately pay no attention to) · sk ignorovať (to deliberately pay no attention to) · sl ignorirati (to deliberately pay no attention to) · az saymamaq (to deliberately pay no attention to) · el αγνοώ (to deliberately pay no attention to) · yi איגנאָרירן (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fi ei välittää (to deliberately pay no attention to) · bg игнори́рам (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ka უგულებელყოფს (to deliberately pay no attention to) · hy անտեսել (to deliberately pay no attention to) · uk зне́хтувати (to deliberately pay no attention to) · gd leig seachad (to deliberately pay no attention to) · hi ध्यान न देना (to deliberately pay no attention to) · hi उपेक्षा करना (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ia ignorar (to deliberately pay no attention to) · te విస్మరించు (to deliberately pay no attention to) · lt ignoruoti (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fo ikki at merkja (to deliberately pay no attention to) · mi(to deliberately pay no attention to) · ar تَجَاهَلَ (to deliberately pay no attention to) · mi whakaririka (to deliberately pay no attention to) · mt jinjora (to deliberately pay no attention to) · da ignorere (to deliberately pay no attention to) · sh игнори́рати (to deliberately pay no attention to) · hi उपेक्षा (to deliberately pay no attention to) · uk ігнорува́ти (to deliberately pay no attention to) · eo malatenti (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ta புறக்கணிக்கவும் (to deliberately pay no attention to) · pl zignorować (to deliberately pay no attention to) · la praetereō (to deliberately pay no attention to) · mk игнори́ра (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ja 知らん顔する (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ru пренебрега́ть (to deliberately pay no attention to) · vi lờ (to deliberately pay no attention to) · cy anwybyddu (to deliberately pay no attention to) · la neglegō (to deliberately pay no attention to) · vi(to deliberately pay no attention to) · ro ignora (to deliberately pay no attention to) · km មិនធ្វើដឹងធ្វើឬ (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ca ignorar (to deliberately pay no attention to) · mi whakatuturi (to deliberately pay no attention to) · nb ignorere (to deliberately pay no attention to) · xh ungahoyi (to deliberately pay no attention to) · as অগ্ৰাহ্য কৰ (to deliberately pay no attention to) · uk зігнорува́ти (to deliberately pay no attention to) · lv ignorēt (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ur نطر انداز کرنا (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fi jättää huomiotta (to deliberately pay no attention to) · km ធ្វើថ្លង់ធ្វើគ (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ar طَنَّش (to deliberately pay no attention to) · uz e‘tibor bermaslik (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ru не приня́ть во внима́ние (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fa نادیده گرفتن (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fi olla välittämättä (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fr ne pas tenir compte de (to deliberately pay no attention to) · afb طنش (to deliberately pay no attention to) · uk проігнорува́ти (to deliberately pay no attention to) · cmn 無視 /无视 (to deliberately pay no attention to) · sv ignorera (to deliberately pay no attention to) · sh ignorírati (to deliberately pay no attention to) · io ignorar (to deliberately pay no attention to) · hi अवहेलना करना (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ru проигнори́ровать (to deliberately pay no attention to) · hu nem vesz tudomást róla (to deliberately pay no attention to) · sh ignorísati (to deliberately pay no attention to) · de missachten (to deliberately pay no attention to) · pt ignorar (to deliberately pay no attention to) · hy նշկահել (to deliberately pay no attention to) · es ningunear (to deliberately pay no attention to) · cmn 不問 /不问 (to deliberately pay no attention to) · lb ignoréieren (to deliberately pay no attention to) · sw puuza (to deliberately pay no attention to) · gl ignorar (to deliberately pay no attention to) · tl balewalain (to deliberately pay no attention to) · cmn 不理 (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fi ei ottaa huomioon (to deliberately pay no attention to) · hsb ignorować (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ja 無視する (to deliberately pay no attention to) · fr ne pas prêter attention à (to deliberately pay no attention to) · cs ignorovat (to deliberately pay no attention to) · bg пренебре́гна (to deliberately pay no attention to) · as অগ্ৰাহ্য কৰা (to deliberately pay no attention to) · sq injoroj (to deliberately pay no attention to) · eu ez jakin (to deliberately pay no attention to) · is hunsa (to deliberately pay no attention to) · be ігнарава́ць (to deliberately pay no attention to) · sh игнори́сати (to deliberately pay no attention to) · bg пренебре́гвам (to deliberately pay no attention to) · ru игнори́ровать (to deliberately pay no attention to) · nl negeren (to deliberately pay no attention to) · th เมิน (to deliberately pay no attention to) · de ignorieren (to deliberately pay no attention to)