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ignore

US /ˌɪɡˈnɔr/

verb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

refuse to acknowledge

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Please ignore the previous email because it contained a mistake.

Word Family

NounNoun
ignorance
VerbVerb
ignore gốc
AdjectiveAdj
ignorant
AdverbAdv
ignorantly

Synonyms

  • disregardlack of attention and due care
  • overlooka high place affording a good view
  • neglectlack of attention and due care

Collocations

  • Easy ignore the noise
    to ignore the noise, meaning to refuse to acknowledge
  • Medium ignore customer feedback
    to ignore customer feedback, meaning to refuse to acknowledge
  • Hard willfully ignore regulatory directives
    describing willfully ignore regulatory directives (in a willful manner)
  • Very Hard blissfully ignore storm clouds gathering
    describing blissfully ignore storm clouds gathering (in a blissful manner)

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