ignore
/ɪɡˈnoɹ/
verb
To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
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Verb 2 meanings
To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
“A problem ignored is a problem doubled.”
To pretend to not notice someone or something.
Where it comes from
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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IGNORE at a glance
IGNORE has 6 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (I 1 + G 2 + N 1 + O 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,046 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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