Collocations for "ignore"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ignore" in context.
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ignore
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- ignore the [signals, signs, warnings, advice]
- ignore the [problem, issue, interruption]
- ignore [the reply, his email, her text, your phone]
- ignore the [sound, noise] (of)
- ignore the fact that
- ignore the [news, facts, research, data]
- ignores me [constantly, all the time]
- ignored me [altogether, completely]
- [my friends are, he is] ignoring me
- just ignore him
- just (try to) ignore it
- ignore those who [say, try]
- ignored or overlooked
- ignored and [dismissed, forgotten, rejected, denied]
- ignored by [request, application, question, email]
- ignored for [selection, promotion]
- [cannot, refuses to, will not] be ignored
'ignore' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
administrative
- advert
- consequence
- convention
- curfew
- dare
- elephant
- fact
- foolish
- irrelevant
- issue
- learn
- lush
- opinion
- peril
- politics
- question
- rant
- reality
- remark
- shortcomings
- sneer
- stereotype
- supposed
- warning