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ignore
What does ignore mean?
ignore (verb): refuse to acknowledge.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce ignore?
/ɪɡˈnɔɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ignore come from?
From French ignorer, from Latin ignōrō (“to have no knowledge of, mistake, take no notice of, ignore”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of ignore?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “ignore”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “ignore” mean?
to request forcefully
Not quite: that's what demand means.
cause to go somewhere
Not quite: that's what send means.
refuse to acknowledge
Right! That's what “ignore” means.
to instruct or inform
Not quite: that's what tell means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “ignore”?
disregard
Right!
represent
Not quite: represent means something else.
recommend
Not quite: recommend means something else.
challenge
Not quite: challenge means something else.
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