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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ig•nore /ɪgˈnɔr/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -nored, -nor•ing. - to keep oneself from noticing or recognizing;
disregard:We taught her to ignore insulting remarks. See -gnos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ig•nore (ig nôr′, -nōr′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nored, -nor•ing. - to refrain from noticing or recognizing:to ignore insulting remarks.
- Law(of a grand jury) to reject (a bill of indictment), as on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
- Latin ignōrāre to not know, disregard, verb, verbal derivative of ignārus ignorant, unaware (with -ō- perh. from ignōtus unknown), equivalent. to in- in-3 + gnārus knowing, acquainted (with); akin to (g)nōscere to know1
- 1605–15
ig•nor′a•ble, adj. ig•nor′er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged overlook; slight, disregard, neglect.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged notice, regard.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː/ vb (transitive)- to fail or refuse to notice; disregard
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ignōrāre not to know, from ignārus ignorant of, from i- in-1 + gnārus knowing; related to Latin noscere to knowigˈnorer n |