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ignore
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ignore
(verb)
ignore
/ɪg
ˈ
noɚ/
verb
ignores
;
ignored
;
ignoring
ignore
/ɪg
ˈ
noɚ/
verb
ignores
;
ignored
;
ignoring
Britannica Dictionary definition of IGNORE
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+ object
]
1
:
to refuse to show that you hear or see (something or someone)
She tried to
ignore
him but he wouldn't leave her alone.
I'll
ignore
that last remark.
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2
:
to do nothing about or in response to (something or someone)
If we continue to
ignore
these problems they will only get worse.
They
ignored
the warning signs.
ignoring
the poor
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