English Explanatory Dictionary

ignore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
To pretend to not notice someone or something.
Fail to notice.
Not to know.

Pronunciation

ĭgnôʹ /ɪɡˈnɔː/ ĭgnôrʹ /ɪɡˈnoɹ/ /ɪɡˈnoː/ /əɡˈnoː/ ĭgnōrʹ /ɪɡˈno(ː)ɹ/ /ɪɡˈnoə/ En-us-ignore.ogg

Word forms

ignore ignores ignoring ignored no-table-tags glossary ignorest ignoredst ignoreth

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-der. Latin ignōrōlbor. 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.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

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

Related words

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

Derived words

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

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