ignore

1. (transitive) To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
2. (transitive) To pretend to not notice someone or something.
3. (obsolete, transitive) Fail to notice.
4. (obsolete, transitive) Not to know.

Opposite of

notice, recognize, watch, ignore, fail to notice, observe, know

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪɡˈnɔː/

Etymology

From French ignorer, from Latin ignōrō (“to have no knowledge of, mistake, take no notice of, ignore”), from ignārus (“not knowing”), from in + gnārus (“knowing”), from gnōscō, nōscō; see know.

Synonyms

disregard

neglect

overlook

slight

snub

forget

reject

dismiss

pay no attention to

leave out of account

pass over

be inattentive

be indifferent

leave as is

cut

connive

flout

discount

despise

leave alone

scorn

abandon

omit

be ignorant of

pass by

turn away from

brush aside

disobey

brush off

refuse to recognize

not know

miss

pay no heed

talk over

shun

unlearn

postpone

push aside

set aside

pay no heed to

forsake

forget about

dare

blink

exclude

eliminate

override

disrespect

connive at

abstain from

Translations

ignorieren

ignorer

αγνοώ

ignorare

ignorar

negeren

ignorar

méconnaître

ignorar

onder tafel schuiven

bouder

passeren

تجاهل

trascurare

nicht beachten

Sentences

We ignore the other parents who don’t speak French .