🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Ignorieren

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ig-no-ree-ren

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ignore/ɪɡˈnɔːr/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er entschied sich, die Warnzeichen zu ignorieren."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To refuse to acknowledge or pay attention to something.

    "She decided to ignore the negative comments and focus on her work."
  2. 2

    To intentionally overlook or disregard.

    "He chose to ignore the warning signs and continued with his plan."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'ignore' originates from the Latin 'ignorare', meaning 'to not know'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to imply a conscious choice to disregard something.

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