ignore

/ɪɡˈnɔː/
verb 4

Collocations

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(verb.)

ADV

altogether, completely, entirely, quite, totally | almost, practically, virtually | largely | generally

just, simply

She just ignored his complaints and continued with her work.

consistently | apparently

duly

The teacher's warning about the deadline was duly ignored by most of the students.

easily

Her loud voice was so distinctive that it could not be easily ignored during the meeting.

conveniently

She conveniently ignored her friend's text messages for three days.

blatantly

He blatantly ignored his mother's advice and stayed out all night.

assiduously, carefully, deliberately, determinedly, pointedly, resolutely, steadfastly, studiously

He deliberately ignored the warning signs and proceeded with his risky plan anyway.

blithely, cheerfully

She cheerfully ignored her mother's advice and dyed her hair bright purple.

coldly

VERB + IGNORE

cannot (afford to)

The doctor's advice about my health was something I couldn't afford to ignore.

be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to

tend to

Many people tend to ignore warning signs on their car dashboard until something breaks.

try to

choose to

She chose to ignore her friend's advice about the new job.

PHRASES

be widely ignored

The warning signs were widely ignored by drivers who thought the rules didn't apply to them.

ignore sth at your peril

If you ignore the warning signs of climate change, you do so at your peril.

ignore the fact that

You can't ignore the fact that learning a new language takes time and practice.

sth can be safely ignored

His complaints about the noise can be safely ignored since he's never home during the day.

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