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01. Why are you [ignoring] me; are you mad at me or what?
02. The other children were trying to tease the little girl, but she just [ignored] them.
03. Just [ignore] Darren; he's in a bad mood, and is disagreeing with everything today.
04. The government will find it hard to [ignore] the strong public opposition to the plan.
05. Didier may be somewhat [ignorant] of the subject you were discussing, but he is certainly not stupid.
06. Natalie Clifford Barney once asked, why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists, when you can [ignore] them like wise men?
07. Will Rogers once observed that everybody is [ignorant], only on different subjects.
08. I tried [ignoring] the cat's meowing while I was reading my book, but then she started scratching my legs, so I had to feed her.
09. If frightened or threatened, a mother rabbit may abandon, [ignore], or eat her young.
10. Aaron is in love with a girl in his chemistry class, but she just completely [ignores] him every time he tries to talk to her.
11. His [ignorance] of politics is really surprising, given that his parents have been involved in social issues all their lives.
12. Just [ignore] the other children when they are teasing you, and they will soon give up.
13. The government's plan to cut taxes in an effort to stimulate the economy [ignores] the fact that most economists say that there is no proof to show that such a policy is effective in achieving that goal.
14. Without gold, silver or precious stones to attract greedy eyes, Uruguay was largely [ignored] by the early Spanish explorers.
15. A Spanish proverb notes that if you have the moon, [ignore] the stars.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • ignoré — ignoré, ée [ iɲɔre ] adj. • de ignorer ♦ Qui n est pas su, connu. ⇒ inconnu. Événements ignorés, qui sont restés ignorés. Vivre ignoré, ignoré de tous. ⇒ obscur. ⊗ CONTR. Célèbre. ignoré,ée adj. Inconnu ou méconnu. Talent ignoré. ⇒IGNORÉ, ÉE,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Ignore — Ig*nore , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ignored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ignoring}.] [L. ignorare; pref. in not + the root of gnarus knowing, noscere to become acquainted with. See {Know}, and cf. {Narrate}.] 1. To be ignorant of or not acquainted with.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ignoré — ignoré, ée (i gno ré, rée) part. passé d ignorer. 1°   Qui n est pas su. L histoire ignorée de ceux qui devraient la savoir. 2°   Qui n est pas connu, en parlant des personnes. •   Qu heureux est le mortel qui, du monde ignoré, Vit content de soi …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • ignore — [ig nôr′] vt. ignored, ignoring [Fr ignorer < L ignorare, to have no knowledge of, ignore < in , not + base of gnarus, knowing < IE base * ĝnā , * g̑nō , KNOW] 1. to disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider 2. Law… …   English World dictionary

  • ignore — I verb abstain from recognizing, be blind to, be inattentive, be rude, boycott, brush aside, bypass, cut, discard, disclaim, disdain, disregard, dodge, elude, evade, give the cold shoulder, hold in contempt, intentionally disregard, let slide,… …   Law dictionary

  • ignore — (v.) 1610s, not to know, to be ignorant of, from Fr. ignorer be unaware of, from L. ignorare not to know, disregard (see IGNORANT (Cf. ignorant)). Sense of pay no attention to first recorded 1801 (Barnhart says probably a dictionary word ), and… …   Etymology dictionary

  • ignore — disregard, overlook, slight, *neglect, omit, forget Analogous words: blink, *wink: evade, elude, *escape, avoid, shun, eschew Antonyms: heed (a warning, a sign, a symptom): acknowledge (sense 2) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • ignore — [v] disregard on purpose avoid, be oblivious to, blink, brush off*, bury one’s head in sand*, cold shoulder*, discount, disdain, evade, fail, forget, let it go*, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, pay no attention to, pay no mind*,… …   New thesaurus

  • ignoré — Ignoré, [ignor]ée. part …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • ignore — ► VERB 1) disregard intentionally. 2) fail to consider (something significant). ORIGIN Latin ignorare not know …   English terms dictionary

  • ignore — verb ADVERB ▪ altogether, completely, entirely, totally, utterly ▪ almost, practically, virtually ▪ effectively …   Collocations dictionary

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