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Ignore has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

refuse to acknowledge

"She cut him dead at the meeting"

2

bar from attention or consideration

"She dismissed his advances"

3

fail to notice

"The crowd completely ignored his sneeze because they were all so focused on the game."

4

give little or no attention to

"Disregard the errors"

5

be ignorant of or in the dark about

"He completely ignored the new safety regulations until an accident forced him to pay attention."

6

To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

"She tried to explain her side of the story, but he simply ignored her every word."

In plain English: To ignore something means to deliberately choose not to notice or pay attention to it even though you can see or hear it.

"She decided to ignore his rude comments and continue working on her project."

Usage: Use "ignore" when you intentionally choose not to notice or respond to someone or something, such as walking past a comment without answering it. Do not use it for accidental oversight, which implies you failed to notice rather than deciding to disregard.

Example Sentences
"She decided to ignore his rude comments and continue working on her project." verb
"He decided to ignore the rude comment and keep walking." verb
"Do not ignore the warning signs on the road ahead." verb
"I tried to ignore my hunger so I could finish reading." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
mark cognize
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
treat reject
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
slight discredit shrug off pass off scoff turn a blind eye laugh off disoblige pass up pretermit

Origin

The word "ignore" comes from the French ignorer, which was borrowed from Latin. It originally meant "to have no knowledge of" or "to take no notice of."

Rhyming Words
ore nore yore core tore vore sore fore dore more kore wore bore pore gore hore lore rore prore whore
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