ignore

Meanings

• Verb

  To pay no attention to something or someone; disregard.

  - "He ignored her calls."
  - "The teacher ignored the student's question."
  - "She ignored the warning signs."

• Verb

  To refuse to acknowledge or consider something.

  - "The committee ignored the proposal."
  - "He ignored the evidence."
  - "She ignored the advice."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɪɡˈnɔɹ/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

know , notice , observe , notice , recognize , watch

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Synonyms

be ignorant of , connive , dissimulate , overlook , turn a blind eye to , wink at , misheed , neglect , unheed , unmind , misheed , overlook

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ignore
mire , quire , spire , tire

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Variants

List of all variants of ignore that leads to same result
ignorable , ignore , ignored , ignorer , ignorers , ignores , ignoring

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Forms

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ignored, ignoring, ignores

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally meant 'to be heavy' or 'to press down'. Over time, the meaning evolved to 'to push away' and then 'to disregard'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'ignore' appears in the title of a poem by T.S. Eliot called 'The Ignorant Schoolboy'.

2. In the game of chess, a player can 'ignore' an opponent's move by making the same move again.

3. In ancient Greece, a person could 'ignore' a legal summons by throwing it into the sea.

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Related Concepts

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1. disregard: Synonym for 'ignore'. It means to treat something or someone with contempt or indifference.

2. forget: Related concept. Forgetting can be seen as a form of ignoring, as when we consciously choose not to think about something.

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Culture

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In literature, 'ignore' is often used in the context of power dynamics, such as a superior ignoring a subordinate or a romantic partner ignoring a lover's advances. It can also be used figuratively to describe the act of not acknowledging one's emotions or experiences.

How to Memorize "ignore"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person turning away from something or someone, or pushing away an unwanted thought.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of pushing away or disregarding something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym IG-NORE: I - Ignore, G - Go away, N - Nix, O - Omit, R - Reject, E - Eliminate.

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