The meaning of Ignore

Ignore – definition

verb
Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.
Usage examples:
He ignored her outraged question
Synonims:
Disregard Take no notice of Pay no attention to Pay no heed to Pass over Shut one's eyes to Be oblivious to Turn a blind eye to Turn a deaf ear to Brush aside Shrug off Push aside Never mind

verb
Refuse to acknowledge

verb
To give no attention to something or someone
Usage examples:
They ignored our warnings., the mayor ignored the hecklers and went on with her speech.

Ignore translation into English

Ignore: translate from English into Chinese

忽视, 忽略, 不理, 忽, 忽視, 不问

Ignore: translate from English into Dutch

Negeren, Niet weten, Onder tafel schuiven, Niet willen weten, Opzettelijk miskennen

Ignore: translate from English into French

Ignorer, Méconnaître, Passer sous silence, Ne pas respecter, Ne pas faire attention

Ignore: translate from English into German

Ignorieren, Vernachlässigen, Übergehen, Missachten, Überhören, Nicht beachten, Ausklammern, Hinwegsehen über

Ignore: translate from English into Hindi

नज़रअंदाज़ करना, उपेक्षा, नज़रअंदाज़, उपेक्षा करना, हटाना, ध्यान न देना, छोड़ देना, अवहेलना करना

Ignore: translate from English into Italian

Ignorare, Trascurare, Fare finta di non vedere, Fare finta di non sentire

Ignore: translate from English into Korean

무시하다, 묵살하다

Ignore: translate from English into Russian

Игнорировать, Пренебрегать, Пропускать, Отклонять

Ignore: translate from English into Spanish

Pasar por alto, Hacer caso omiso de, No hacer caso de, Desatender, Cerrar los ojos ante, No hacer el menor caso de

Word origin

late 15th century (in the sense ‘be ignorant of’): from French ignorer or Latin ignorare ‘not know, ignore’, from in- ‘not’ + gno-, a base meaning ‘know’. Current senses date from the early 1

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Ignore – similar words

ignorant

ˈɪɡ.nər.ənt

adjective
Lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.
Usage examples:
He was told constantly that he was ignorant and stupid

adjective
Having no knowledge or awareness of something or of things in general
Usage examples:
We were very young, ignorant, unskilled men., you have to assume that incoming students have an alm…

adjective
Not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something
Usage examples:
Ignorant about many teenagers are surprisingly ignorant about current politics., blissfully ignoran…

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ignorance

ˈɪɡ.nər.əns

noun
Lack of knowledge or information.
Usage examples:
He acted in ignorance of basic procedures

noun
Lack of knowledge, understanding, or information about something
Usage examples:
Public ignorance about the disease is still a cause for concern., patients, it is claimed, were kep…

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ignorable

adjective
That can be ignored
Usage examples:
The changes to the world's climate are no longer ignorable., the noise settles down to a steady, ig…

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Ignore synonims

brush aside

idiom
Bar from attention or consideration

phrasal verb
Dismiss something as being unimportant or not worth consideration; disregard something.
Usage examples:
He brushed aside attacks on his policies

phrasal verb
To refuse to give importance to an opinion or request, or to someone who expresses one
Usage examples:
Duke brushed aside suggestions that his campaign was finished.

All meanings and translations of Brush aside

disregard

verb
Pay no attention to; ignore.
Usage examples:
The body of evidence is too substantial to disregard

noun
The action or state of paying no attention to something.
Usage examples:
Blatant disregard for the law

noun
Lack of consideration or respect
Usage examples:
The writer has shown a reckless disregard for the truth., the jury was told to disregard the commen…

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shrug off

idiom
Minimize the importance of, brush aside

phrasal verb
Dismiss something as unimportant.
Usage examples:
The managing director shrugged off the criticism

phrasal verb
To treat something as if it is not important or not a problem
Usage examples:
The stock market shrugged off the economic gloom and rose by 1.5 percent., you're a father and you …

All meanings and translations of Shrug off

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