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

Anagrams for ignore »

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. Sean Morris:

   I've seen people actually discussing things in a social situation, like guys saying in a bar 'Come on, that's not ok' or 'Do you think that's the best way to act?' people now are more aware of sexism and less happy to stand for it - they are ready to say something to their peers rather than awkwardly laugh it off or ignore it.

2. New York:

   At the same time, a little part of me wants to tuck my necklace into my shirt in case the wrong person sees it. It's a very hard time to be a Jew in the United States right now and to see so many ignore the hatred we are seeing is incredibly painful – though nothing we're not accustomed to.

3. Ian Bond:

   The NATO summit was not supposed to be about Britain, but NATO leaders will not be able to ignore the security implications of Britain's vote to leave the EU.

4. Kayleigh McEnany:

   Democrats ignore the economy, consistently the top issue among voters, at their own peril, the entirety of their messaging seems to be taking aim at half the country with their ‘MAGA Republicans’ demonization and focusing on abortion, an issue they are on the wrong side of as polling shows most Americans oppose elective abortion in the second and third trimesters.

5. President Barack Obama on Wednesday:

   There are only so many short cuts. Ultimately, we have to change the law, they'll ignore you if they don't think you're voting.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ignore
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ignore
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ignore
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignore
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ignore
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ignore