Ignore
Definition
Ignore is a verb that means to intentionally disregard, pay no attention to, or refuse to acknowledge someone or something.
Parts of Speech
- Verb
Pronunciation
American English
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈnɔr/
- Respelling: ig-NOR
British English
- IPA Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈnɔː/
- Respelling: ig-NAW
Etymology
The word "ignore" originates from the Latin "ignorare," meaning "not to know" or "to disregard," derived from "in-" (not) and "gnarus" (aware or knowledgeable). It entered Middle English through Old French "ignorer."
Derivatives
- Ignorance (noun)
- Ignorable (adjective)
- Ignorant (adjective)
- Ignoring (verb)
- Unignored (adjective, rare)
Synonyms
- Disregard
- Overlook
- Neglect
Antonyms
- Acknowledge
- Notice
- Recognize
Usage
The verb "ignore" is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts. For example, "She chose to ignore the rude comment" illustrates a deliberate action. It can also apply to situations where something is intentionally overlooked, such as "The manager ignored the minor errors in the report."
Related Terms
- Avoid: To keep away from something.
- Dismiss: To decide something is not worth considering.
- Overlook: To fail to notice or deliberately ignore.
Detailed Definitions
Verb
- To deliberately pay no attention to something: Refers to consciously disregarding someone or something.
- Example: "He tried to ignore the distractions while studying."
- To refuse to acknowledge or recognize: Refers to choosing not to respond or interact.
- Example: "She felt hurt because her contributions were ignored by the team."
- To fail to consider something intentionally: Refers to overlooking or bypassing information.
- Example: "The policy ignored the needs of rural communities."
ignore
To ignore someone means to intentionally pay no attention to them.
She felt hurt because her contributions were ignored by the team.
The policy ignored the needs of rural communities.
🇨🇳 Mandarin
- 忽视 (hūshì)
- IPA: xu̯˥ ʂʐ̩˨˩˦
- English Respell: hoo-shee
- 不理 (bùlǐ)
- IPA: pu̯˨˩˦ li˨˩˦
- English Respell: boo-lee
🇮🇳 Hindi
- उपेक्षा करना (upeksha karna)
- IPA: upekʂaː kəɾnaː
- English Respell: oo-pehk-sha kar-na
- अनदेखा करना (anadekha karna)
- IPA: ənədekʰaː kəɾnaː
- English Respell: ah-na-deh-kha kar-na
🇪🇸 Spanish
- Ignorar
- IPA: iɣnoˈɾaɾ
- English Respell: ig-noh-rar
- Pasar por alto
- IPA: ˈpasar por ˈalto
- English Respell: pah-sar por al-to
🇫🇷 French
- Ignorer
- IPA: iɲɔʁe
- English Respell: ee-nyoh-ray
- Négliger
- IPA: negliʒe
- English Respell: neh-glee-zhay
🇸🇦 Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic)
- تجاهل (tajahal)
- IPA: tæˈdʒæhæl
- English Respell: tah-jah-hal
- أهمل (ahamal)
- IPA: ʔæˈhæmæl
- English Respell: ah-ham-al
🇧🇩 Bengali
- অবহেলা করা (obhela kora)
- IPA: ɔbʱela kɔɾa
- English Respell: o-bhe-la kor-a
- উপেক্ষা করা (upeksha kora)
- IPA: upækʃa kɔɾa
- English Respell: oo-pek-sha kor-a
🇷🇺 Russian
- Игнорировать (ignorirovat')
- IPA: ɪɡnərʲɪˈrovətʲ
- English Respell: ig-no-ree-ro-vat
- Пренебрегать (prenebregat')
- IPA: prʲɪnʲɪbrʲɪˈɡatʲ
- English Respell: pre-nee-bree-gat
🇵🇹 Portuguese
- Ignorar
- IPA: iɡnoˈɾaɾ
- English Respell: ig-noh-rar
- Desconsiderar
- IPA: dɨskõsidɨˈɾaɾ
- English Respell: des-kon-see-deh-rar
🇮🇩 Indonesian
- Mengabaikan
- IPA: məŋabaikan
- English Respell: men-gah-baik-an
- Menghiraukan
- IPA: məŋhiraukan
- English Respell: men-hee-rau-kan
🇩🇪 German
- Ignorieren
- IPA: ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁən
- English Respell: ig-noh-ree-ren
- Übersehen
- IPA: ˌyːbɐˈzeːən
- English Respell: ue-ber-zay-en
🇯🇵 Japanese
- 無視する (mushi suru)
- IPA: muɕi suɾu
- English Respell: moo-shee soo-ru
- 見過ごす (misugosu)
- IPA: mi̥suɡo̞su
- English Respell: mee-soo-goh-soo
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
- Bỏ qua
- IPA: ɓʌ̹ˀ˨˩ kʷaː˧˥
- English Respell: bo-kwah
- Phớt lờ
- IPA: fɤ̌t̚˦ˀ˥ lɔ˨˩
- English Respell: fot-lo
🇰🇷 Korean
- 무시하다 (musihada)
- IPA: muʃʰihad̥a
- English Respell: moo-shee-ha-da
- 무관심하다 (mugwan simhada)
- IPA: mugʷa̠ɕʰimd̥a
- English Respell: moo-gwan-sheem-ha-da
🇹🇷 Turkish
- Göz ardı etmek
- IPA: ɟøz ardɯ etmek
- English Respell: goz ar-duh et-mek
- İhmal etmek
- IPA: iɫmaɫ etmek
- English Respell: ih-mal et-mek
🇵🇰 Urdu
- نظر انداز کرنا (nazar andaaz karna)
- IPA: nəzar əndaːz kəɾna
- English Respell: naz-ar an-daz kar-na
- اجھنا (ujhna)
- IPA: ʊd͡ʒʱnɑ
- English Respell: ujh-na
