ignore
/ɪɡˈnɔː(r)/verb
उच्चारण इग्नॉर
अनदेखा करना, ध्यान न देना
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[T] ~ sb/sth
to pay no attention to somebody or something
अनदेखा करना, ध्यान न देना
- She ignored my advice and failed.
- He ignored the warning signs.
- Do not ignore small mistakes in grammar; they cost marks.
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- The driver ignored the red signal and was fined.
- Why does Sameer ignore my messages every time I ask about the notes?
- She tried to ignore the noise from the street while she studied.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
ignore + object / -ing
Ignore takes a noun or gerund; it is never followed by to-infinitive.
'Ignore' के बाद noun या gerund आता है; to-infinitive कभी नहीं।
- Do not ignore the warning.
- She ignored being laughed at.
ignore vs neglect
Ignore is on purpose; neglect is failing to look after.
Ignore जान-बूझकर होता है; neglect देखभाल न करना है।
- He neglected his health but never ignored the doctor.
ignorance / ignorant
Ignorance means lack of knowledge, not ignoring.
'Ignorance' का अर्थ ज्ञान की कमी है, उपेक्षा नहीं।
- Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
ignorant of / ignorance
Ignorant means lacking knowledge and is followed by of or about; it does not mean ignoring.
Ignorant का अर्थ ज्ञान की कमी है और उसके बाद of या about आता है; इसका अर्थ उपेक्षा करना नहीं है।
- He was ignorant of the new rules.
ignore vs overlook vs neglect
Ignore is deliberate; overlook is to miss by accident or to pardon; neglect is to fail to take care.
Ignore जान-बूझकर होता है; overlook अनजाने में छूट जाना या क्षमा करना है; neglect देखभाल में चूकना है।
- I overlooked a typing error and neglected my notes.
+Collocations 4
ignore + noun
advicewarningrulerequestproblem
- The driver ignored the red signal.
adverb + ignore
completelydeliberatelysimplyconvenientlyblatantly
- He deliberately ignored the message.
cannot / should not + ignore
cannot afford toshould notmust nottend to
- We cannot afford to ignore the facts.
ignore + noun (people and signs)
the signalthe crowdthe doctor's advicethe speed limitthe messagea rumour
- Radhika decided to ignore the rumour.
“More examples 5
- Radhika ignored the noise and kept studying.
राधिका ने शोर की उपेक्षा की और पढ़ती रही।
- He ignored my call because he was busy.
उसने व्यस्त होने के कारण मेरा फ़ोन अनदेखा कर दिया।
- Do not ignore small symptoms.
छोटे लक्षणों की उपेक्षा न कीजिए।
- The minister ignored the protest.
मंत्री ने विरोध-प्रदर्शन को अनदेखा किया।
- Ignoring the rules can lead to a fine.
नियमों की अनदेखी करने से जुर्माना लग सकता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He ignored to reply.
✓ He ignored the message.
Ignore is followed by a noun or an -ing form; students use a to-infinitive after it, which is wrong.
'Ignore' के बाद noun या -ing रूप आता है; विद्यार्थी उसके बाद to-infinitive लगाते हैं, जो गलत है।
✗ She ignored from me.
✓ She ignored me.
Ignore is a transitive verb and takes its object directly, so from is not needed.
'Ignore' सकर्मक verb है और अपना object सीधे लेता है, इसलिए from की आवश्यकता नहीं।
✗ They ignored to my advice.
✓ They ignored my advice.
Hindi 'meri salah ko' tempts students to add to; ignore takes the object directly.
हिंदी के 'मेरी सलाह को' से विद्यार्थी to जोड़ देते हैं; 'ignore' अपना object सीधे लेता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Note that ignorant means lacking knowledge, not 'ignoring'.
ध्यान रखिए कि ignorant का अर्थ 'अज्ञानी' है, 'अनदेखा करने वाला' नहीं।