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ignore

Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈnɔː/

The English word “ignore” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
  2. To pretend to not notice someone or something.
  3. Fail to notice.
  4. Not to know.

Etymology

From French ignorer, from Latin ignōrō (“to have no knowledge of, mistake, take no notice of, ignore”), from ignārus (“not knowing”), from in- (“not”) + gnārus (“knowing”), from gnōscō, nōscō; see know.

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