Definitions for ignore
ig·nore

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ignore, disregard, snub, cutverb

   refuse to acknowledge

   "She cut him dead at the meeting"

2. dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignoreverb

   bar from attention or consideration

   "She dismissed his advances"

3. ignoreverb

   fail to notice

4. neglect, ignore, disregardverb

   give little or no attention to

   "Disregard the errors"

5. ignoreverb

   be ignorant of or in the dark about

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ignoreverb

   To deliberately pay no attention to.

2. ignoreverb

   Fail to notice.

3. Etymology: From ignorer, from ignorare, from ignarus, from in + gnarus, from *, noscere; see know.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Ignoreverb

   Not to know; to be ignorant of. This word Boyle endeavoured to introduce; but it has not been received.

   Etymology: ignorer, French; ignoro, Latin.

   I ignored not the stricter interpretation, given by modern criticks to divers texts, by me alleged. Boyle.

   Philosophy would solidly be established, if men would more carefully distinguish those things that they know from those that they ignore. Boyle.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ignore

   Ignoring is the present participle of ignore meaning: "to refuse to pay attention to; disregard".

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1. ignore

   To ignore is to deliberately overlook, pay no attention to, or disregard something or someone. It can also refer to the act of refusing to consider or acknowledge, often due to indifference or nonchalance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ignoreverb

   to be ignorant of or not acquainted with

2. Ignoreverb

   to throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; -- said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for want of evidence. See Ignoramus

3. Ignoreverb

   hence: To refuse to take notice of; to shut the eyes to; not to recognize; to disregard willfully and causelessly; as, to ignore certain facts; to ignore the presence of an objectionable person

4. Etymology: [L. ignorare; pref. in- not + the root of gnarus knowing, noscere to become acquainted with. See Know, and cf. Narrate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ignore

   ig-nōr′, v.t. wilfully to disregard: to set aside. [Fr.,—L. ignorāre, not to know—in, not, and gno-, root of (g)noscĕre, to know.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ignore' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3970

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ignore' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2832

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ignore' in Verbs Frequency: #288

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1. region

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ignore in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ignore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of ignore in a Sentence

1. David Rothkopf:

   These leaders test Obama on a regular basis and they have discovered that if they are tough, and they play by their own rules, and they ignore international public opinion, and they ignore statements of the White House's preferences for their behavior, that they can do whatever they want with impunity.

2. The Republican Party Ryan:

   He had an enormous problem facing this country that he chose to ignore. Now I think he chose to ignore it for ideological reasons more than anything else.

3. Glenn Foley:

   The applause tells the story, but Goodell should have squashed it immediately and said, ‘We’re in the process of educating players.’ CTE is real. Adams is 20-something years old, stir crazy right now, in the New York spotlight. I don’t blame him for saying that. But to ignore CTE is to ignore the facts. That’s not the message the NFL wants.

4. Vince Lombardi:

   Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures.

5. Ben Carson:

   It distorts things enormously when the press picks sides, that allows the side they pick to ignore the Constitution, to ignore the laws.

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