ignore

Definition of ignore in English English dictionary: To deliberately pay no attention to; Fail to notice; Is an IRC command used to stop all communication from that individual on all IRC clients except the Java Applet that connects through a browser /ignore Esquire; do not use -- " it is extra information and should be ignored!" (117); To be ignorant of or not acquainted with; {f} disregard, overlook, refuse to recognize; reject, refuse (Law); Exclude a linkset or link when aggregating and displaying SGM status information; bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"; be ignorant of or in the dark about; If you say that an argument or theory ignores an important aspect of a situation, you are criticizing it because it fails to consider that aspect or to take it into account. Such arguments ignore the question of where ultimate responsibility lay. = overlook; refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"; be ignorant of or in the dark about refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" fail to notice; 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; If you ignore someone or something, you pay no attention to them. She said her husband ignored her; To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for want of evidence; give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors"; be ignorant of or in the dark about refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"; A condition that prevents an action from being executed on a rule; An IRC command that allows you to ignore incoming messages from unwanted users To use this command type /ignore nick 3 The number 3 is important as it keeps the user from using all forms of private and channel messages Alternatively you can right click on the persons name and click on control then ignore This however is not as secure as the typed method
ignore someone: intentionally not pay attention to someone, disregard someone, cold-shoulder or snub someone
ignore the gong: not pay attention to the ringing of the bell
ignorable: That can be ignored
To ignore: disregard
ignored: past of ignore
ignored: disregarded; "his cries were unheeded"; "Shaw's neglected one-act comedy, `A Village Wooing'"; "her ignored advice
ignored: {s} disregarded, overlooked, passed over
ignored: disregarded
Tom disregarded Mary's advice completely. - Tom ignored all of Mary's warnings.
ignorer: {i} one who ignores, one who deliberately neglects, one who refuses to recognize
ignores: third-person singular of ignore

ignore

Hyphenation

ig·nore

Turkish pronunciation

îgnôr

Synonyms

turn a blind eye, avoid, be oblivious to, blink, brush off, bury one’s head in sand, cold-shoulder, discount, disdain, evade, fail, forget, let it go, neglect, omit

Antonyms

watch, acknowledge, heed, look at, note, notice, pay attention, recognize, regard, take notice

Pronunciation

/əgˈnôr/ /ɪɡˈnɔːr/

Etymology

() French ignorer Latin ignorare (“to have no knowledge of, mistake, take no notice of, ignore”) ignarus (“not knowing”) in + gnarus (“knowing”) gnoscere, noscere; see know.