ignore

UK: /ɪgˈnɔː^r/ US: /ɪgˈnɔr/ ,(ig nôr′, -nōr′)

Inflections of 'ignore' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

ignores

v 3rd person singular

ignoring

v pres p

ignored

v past

ignored

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ig•nore /ɪgˈnɔr/   v. [~ + object] , -nored, -nor•ing. 

1. to keep oneself from noticing or recognizing;
   disregard:
   We taught her to ignore insulting remarks.

See -gnos-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ig•nore  (ig nôr′, -nōr′), v.t., -nored, -nor•ing. 

1. to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
   to ignore insulting remarks.
2. Law (of a grand jury) to reject (a bill of indictment), as on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

• Latin ignōrāre to not know, disregard, verb, verbal derivative of ignārus ignorant, unaware (with -ō- perh. from ignōtus unknown), equivalent. to in- in-³ + gnārus knowing, acquainted (with); akin to (g)nōscere to know¹
• 1605–15

ig•nor′a•ble, adj. 
ig•nor′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. overlook; slight, disregard, neglect.

Antonyms

• 1. notice, regard.

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ignore / ɪɡˈnɔː/ verb (transitive)

1. to fail or refuse to notice; disregard

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ignōrāre not to know, from ignārus ignorant of, from i- in-¹ + gnārus knowing; related to Latin noscere to know

igˈnorer noun