Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ignore, disregard, snub, cut(verb)

   refuse to acknowledge

   "She cut him dead at the meeting"

2. dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore(verb)

   bar from attention or consideration

   "She dismissed his advances"

3. ignore(verb)

   fail to notice

4. neglect, ignore, disregard(verb)

   give little or no attention to

   "Disregard the errors"

5. ignore(verb)

   be ignorant of or in the dark about

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ignore(Verb)

   To deliberately pay no attention to.

2. ignore(Verb)

   Fail to notice.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ignore(verb)

   to be ignorant of or not acquainted with

2. Ignore(verb)

   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. Ignore(verb)

   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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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

Anagrams for ignore »

1. region

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

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Heidi Larsson:

   We shouldn't ignore it.

2. Rick Wilson:

   Dismiss it, walk past it, ignore it.

3. Barbara Abdeni Massaad:

   I couldn't go on with my life and ignore theirs.

4. Rita Redberg:

   It's billions of dollars here, you can't ignore that.

5. Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes:

   I have plentyof common sense! I just choose to ignore it.

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