ignore

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪɡˈnoɹ/ UK /ɪɡˈnɔː/ See IPA manual

Freq #2687

Meanings

1

verb
To deliberately pay no attention to someone or something.

A problem ignored is a problem doubled.
2

verb
To pretend not to notice someone or something.

She walked past and ignored me completely.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to deliberately pay no... disregard neglect

2 verb · to pretend not to notice... overlookturn a blind eye to

More despise discount dissemblemisheedmisregardpass slough unheed unmind

Opposites

examine recognize watch

Word family

Forms ignoredignoresignoring

Derived forms iggyignorabilityignorableignorationignoreeignorementignoromeignorosphereignortionreignoreunignore

Related forms avoidignoralignorance ignorant ostracization

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 + gnārus (“knowing”), from gnōscō, nōscō; see know.

*ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European

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# ignore

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈnoɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪɡˈnɔː/
**Frequency rank:** 2687

## Meanings
1. To deliberately pay no attention to someone or something.
2. To pretend not to notice someone or something.

## Examples
- A problem ignored is a problem doubled.
- She walked past and ignored me completely.

## Synonyms
- despise
- discount
- disregard
- dissemble
- misheed
- misregard
- neglect
- pass
- slough
- unheed
- unmind

## Antonyms
- examine
- recognize
- watch

## Derived Forms
- iggy
- ignorability
- ignorable
- ignoration
- ignoree
- ignorement
- ignorome
- ignorosphere
- ignortion
- reignore
- unignore

## Related Forms
- avoid
- ignoral
- ignorance
- ignorant
- ostracization

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵneh₃-

## 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 + gnārus (“knowing”), from gnōscō, nōscō; see know.

## AI Etymology
Ignore comes from French ignorer, from Latin ignōrō (“to have no knowledge of, mistake, take no notice of, ignore”), from ignārus (“not knowing”), from in + gnārus (“knowing”), from gnōscō, nōscō; see know. The historical chain runs through Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-, Latin ignōrō, French ignorer, and English ignore. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “To deliberately pay no attention to someone or something” and “To pretend not to notice someone or something”.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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