ignore

Academic Word List, sublist 6.

About 12.72 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

   A problem ignored is a problem doubled.

2. verb To pretend to not notice someone or something.
3. verb Fail to notice.
4. verb Not to know.

Similar words

disregard neglect cold-shoulder brush aside slight dismiss brush off snub discount cut

Often followed by

the it them this or him these their all

Word family

ignorable ignorance ignorant ignored ignorer ignorers ignores ignoring