Ignore (en. Ignore)

/ɪɡˈnɔːr/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To not pay attention to something or someone.

She decided to ignore the negative comments.

Decidió ignorar los comentarios negativos.

To act as if something does not exist.

She ignores the problems in her relationship.

Ella ignora los problemas en su relación.

To deliberately set aside information.

They ignored the warnings about the weather.

Ignoraron las advertencias sobre el clima.

From the Latin 'ignorare', which means 'not to know'.

to completely ignore

To pay no attention whatsoever to something.

ignorar por completo

to ignore someone

To not take into account a person.

ignorar a alguien

disqualify

To make something or someone not be considered.

descalificar

deny

To reject or declare that something is not true.

negar

To walk by

I don't care about that news, I'm going to walk by.

Esa noticia no me importa, voy a pasar de largo.

To turn a deaf ear

She turned a deaf ear to the criticism.

Hizo oídos sordos a las críticas.