ignore
Use Ignore in a sentence
verb (used with object), ig·nored, ig·nor·ing.
1.
to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
2.
Law. (of a grand jury) to reject (a bill of indictment), as on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
Origin:
1605–15; < Latin ignōrāre to not know, disregard, verbal derivative of ignārus ignorant, unaware (with -ō- perhaps from ignōtus unknown), equivalent to in- in-3 + gnārus knowing, acquainted (with); akin to (g)nōscere to know1
1605–15; < Latin ignōrāre to not know, disregard, verbal derivative of ignārus ignorant, unaware (with -ō- perhaps from ignōtus unknown), equivalent to in- in-3 + gnārus knowing, acquainted (with); akin to (g)nōscere to know1
Related forms
ig·nor·a·ble, adjective
ig·nor·er, noun
un·ig·nor·a·ble, adjective
un·ig·nor·a·bly, adverb
un·ig·nored, adjective
Synonyms
1. overlook; slight, disregard, neglect.
1. overlook; slight, disregard, neglect.
Antonyms
1. notice, regard.
1. notice, regard.
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ignore (ɪɡˈnɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to fail or refuse to notice; disregard |
| —n | |
| 2. | informal (Austral) disregard: to treat someone with ignore |
| [C17: from Latin ignōrāre not to know, from ignārus ignorant of, from i- | |
| ig'norable | |
| —adj | |
| ig'norer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
ignore
1611, "not to know, to be ignorant of," from Fr. ignorer, from L. ignorare "not to know, disregard," from ignarus "not knowing, unaware" (see ignorant). Sense of "pay no attention to" first recorded 1801 and not common until c.1850.
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Example sentences
Increasingly, they will also be able to ignore admonitions to keep their cameras steady in order to avoid a blurry picture.
They ignore or forget that they've hired search consultants to recruit people who are not out there overtly looking for jobs.
Of course, you ignore that the wave may have gone in more than one direction.
Do not ignore even the slightest sound of a rolling stone.
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