ignore

Other forms of ignore

past tense

ignored·

present participle

ignoring·

third person

ignores·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ignore

What does ignore mean?

ignore means "refuse to acknowledge". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ignore?

ignore has 2 syllables: ig-nore. The stress falls on "nore". In IPA it is /ˌɪɡˈnɔɹ/.

What is another word for ignore?

Close synonyms include disregard, snub, cut, dismiss, disregard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of ignore?

The recorded antonyms are notice, know.

Is ignore a common word?

ignore is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.