Spanish word

ignorar

Pronunciation

IPA/iɣnoˈɾaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbignore

Example

Ella ignora mi llamada.

She ignores my call.

Illustration for ignorar (ignore)

More examples

En la reunión, decidió ignorar las señales.

At the meeting, he decided to ignore the signals.

Core concept

A speech bubble passing by an unseeing face.

Common phrases

  • ignorar a alguien

    ignore someone

  • ignorar las señales

    ignore the signals

Similar words

desoír: Refuses to listen to someone's spoken words or requests.
no hacer caso: Does not pay attention to what someone says.
omitir: Intentionally leaves out a required detail or item.

Definition in Spanish

Puede significar no saber algo o no atender a alguien por decisión, dependiendo del contexto.

Word origin

From Latin ignorare (in- 'not' + gnōrāre 'to know'), originally 'not know' and now applied both to lack of knowledge and to not paying attention to someone.

Usage tips

  • To express lack of knowledge, speakers commonly use 'no sé' or 'desconozco' because using 'ignorar' about facts can sound odd or imply deliberate disregard.

Other meanings

  • be unaware ofverb
  • dismissverb

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