- pronunciation:
- ihg
nor
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
ignores, ignoring, ignored |
| definition: |
When you ignore something, you know that it is there but you don't give it any attention. If you ignore a person, you don't say anything to them and you don't pay them any attention.
My mom told me to ignore my brother when he teases me. It's very hard to do that sometimes, though.Jacob wanted to ask Molly to dance, but she just ignored him.- synonyms:
- discount, neglect
- antonyms:
- address, obey, recognize, watch
- similar words:
- avoid, disobey
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| related words: |
excuse, miss, scorn, slight |
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| derivation: |
ignorable (adj.) |
Ignore comes from a Latin word that means "to not know."