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ig·nore
(ĭg-nôr′)tr.v. ig·nored, ig·nor·ing, ig·nores
To refuse to pay attention to; disregard.
ig·nor′a·ble adj.
ig·nor′er n.
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ignore
(ɪɡˈnɔː)vb (tr)
to fail or refuse to notice; disregard
n
informal Austral disregard: to treat someone with ignore.
[C17: from Latin ignōrāre not to know, from ignārus ignorant of, from i- in-1 + gnārus knowing; related to Latin noscere to know]
igˈnorable adj
igˈnorer n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ig•nore
(ɪgˈnɔr, -ˈnoʊr)v.t. -nored, -nor•ing.
1. to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
2. (of a grand jury) to reject (a bill of indictment), esp. on grounds of insufficient evidence.
s[1605–15; < Latin ignōrāre to not know, disregard]
ig•nor′a•ble, adj.
ig•nor′er, n.
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ignore
- flout, flaunt - Flout means "defy, ignore" and flaunt means "show off."
- ignore, disregard - Ignore is properly used of things that are present in one's surroundings; for things like rules, conventions, stipulations, and contracts, the right word is disregard.
- stet - Latin for "let it stand," a notation to ignore a correction made to a text.
- pretermit - To pass over or ignore something.
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ignore
Past participle: ignored
Gerund: ignoring
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| Verb | 1. | ignore - refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" |
| 2. | ignore - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" cold-shoulder, slight - pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance" reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" discredit - cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary" shrug off - minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points" pass off - disregard; "She passed off the insult" turn a blind eye - refuse to acknowledge; "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office" laugh away, laugh off - deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems" disoblige - ignore someone's wishes | |
| 3. | ignore - fail to notice pass up - fail to acknowledge; "he passed me up in the street" | |
| 4. | ignore - give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors" pretermit - disregard intentionally or let pass | |
| 5. | ignore - be ignorant of or in the dark about |
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ignore
verb
1. pay no attention to, neglect, disregard, slight, overlook, scorn, spurn, rebuff, take no notice of, be oblivious to She said her husband ignored her.
pay no attention to note, regard, acknowledge, recognize, heed, pay attention to
pay no attention to note, regard, acknowledge, recognize, heed, pay attention to
2. overlook, discount, disregard, reject, neglect, shrug off, pass over, brush aside, turn a blind eye to, turn a deaf ear to, shut your eyes to Such arguments ignore the important issues.
3. snub, cut (informal), slight, blank (slang), rebuff, cold-shoulder, turn your back on, give (someone) the cold shoulder, send (someone) to Coventry, give (someone) the brush-off I kept sending letters and cards but he just ignored me.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
ignore
verb1. To refuse to pay attention to (a person); treat with contempt:
Regional: igg.
2. To pretend not to see:
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Translations
يَتَجَاهَلُيَتَجاهَل
ignorovatnedbat
ignorere
olla välittämättä
ignorirati
nem vesz tudomásul
hunsa, virîa aî vettugi
無視する
무시하다
ignorētneievērot
ne zmeniti se za
ignorera
ไม่สนใจ
görmemezlikten/duymamazlıktan gelmekgörmezden gelmek
lờ đi
ignore
[ɪgˈnɔːʳ] VT [+ person] (= disregard) → no hacer caso a; (= spurn) → ignorar; [+ remark, danger] → hacer caso omiso de, no hacer caso de; [+ behaviour, rudeness] → pasar por alto; [+ awkward fact] → cerrar los ojos anteI told him what he should do but he completely ignored me → le dije qué debía hacer pero no me hizo el menor caso
I smiled but she ignored me → le sonreí pero me ignoró or hizo como si no me viera
just ignore him → no le hagas caso
we can safely ignore that → eso lo podemos dejar a un lado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ignore
[ɪgˈnɔːr] vt (= pay no attention to) [+ advice] → ne pas tenir compte de, ignorer; [+ feelings] → rester indifférent(e) à, être indifférent(e) à
She ignored my advice → Elle n'a pas tenu compte de mes conseils., Elle a ignoré mes conseils.
I went on talking and ignored his tears → Je continuais à parler, indifférent à ses larmes.
She ignored my advice → Elle n'a pas tenu compte de mes conseils., Elle a ignoré mes conseils.
I went on talking and ignored his tears → Je continuais à parler, indifférent à ses larmes.
[+ person] → ignorer, ne pas faire attention à
She saw me, but she ignored me → Elle m'a vu, mais elle m'a ignoré.
Just ignore him! → Ne fais pas attention à lui!
She saw me, but she ignored me → Elle m'a vu, mais elle m'a ignoré.
Just ignore him! → Ne fais pas attention à lui!
(= leave out of account) [+ fact] → ignorer
this ignores the fact that ... → ce serait ignorer que ...
This ignores the fact that many employers break the law on purpose → Ce serait ignorer que de nombreux employeurs contreviennent volontairement à la loi.
Such arguments ignore the question of where ultimate responsibility lay → De tels arguments équivalent à ignorer la question de la responsabilité finale.
this ignores the fact that ... → ce serait ignorer que ...
This ignores the fact that many employers break the law on purpose → Ce serait ignorer que de nombreux employeurs contreviennent volontairement à la loi.
Such arguments ignore the question of where ultimate responsibility lay → De tels arguments équivalent à ignorer la question de la responsabilité finale.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ignore
vt → ignorieren; (= deliberately overlook also) → hinwegsehen über (+acc); (= pass over, pay no attention to) → nicht beachten, unbeachtet lassen; remark → überhören, übergehen; person → übersehen, nicht beachten; I’ll ignore that (remark) → ich habe nichts gehört; but I can’t ignore the fact that … → aber ich kann mich der Tatsache nicht verschließen, dass …
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ignore
[ɪgˈnɔːʳ] vt (person) → ignorare; (problem, fact) → trascurare; (remark) → non far caso a; (advice, letter) → non tener in nessun conto; (danger) → non curarsi di; (sb's behaviour) → chiudere un occhio suCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ignore
(igˈnoː) verb to take no notice of; to pay no attention to. He ignored all my warnings.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ignore
→ يَتَجَاهَلُ ignorovat ignorere ignorieren αγνοώ hacer caso omiso, ignorar olla välittämättä ignorer ignorirati ignorare 無視する 무시하다 negeren ignorere zignorować ignorar игнорировать ignorera ไม่สนใจ görmezden gelmek lờ đi 不理睬Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ignore
v. desatender, ignorar, desconocer, no hacer caso.
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