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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | ignorer 'not to know', from Latin, from ignarus 'not knowing, unknown', from in- 'not' + gnoscere 'to know' |
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[transitive]
[transitive]1 to deliberately pay no attention to something that you have been told or that you know about : problems which we can't afford to ignore
problems which we can't afford to ignore2 to behave as if you had not heard or seen someone or something : The phone rang, but she ignored it. Sam rudely ignored the question.
The phone rang, but she ignored it.Sam rudely ignored the question. completely/totally ignore somebody/something He had completely ignored her remark, preferring his own theory.
He had completely ignored her remark, preferring his own theory.WORD CHOICE: WORD CHOICE:
ignore, be ignorant of, not know If you ignore something, you know about it or have seen or heard it, but deliberately do not take notice of it • We cannot ignore the problem.!! Do not use ignore to mean 'not know about something'. Use not know instead • We don't know how famous people live their lives (NOT We ignore how famous people live their lives). You can also say that you are ignorant of something, especially when you should know about it • They seem to be ignorant of the dangers involved.
WORD CHOICE: ignore, be ignorant of, not know If you ignore something, you know about it or have seen or heard it, but deliberately do not take notice of it • We cannot ignore the problem.!! Do not use ignore to mean 'not know about something'. Use not know instead • We don't know how famous people live their lives (NOT We ignore how famous people live their lives). You can also say that you are ignorant of something, especially when you should know about it • They seem to be ignorant of the dangers involved.
