ignore
verb (used with object)
to refrain from noticing or recognizing.
had ignored
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past perfectof ignore.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And for every day of the last three months he had ignored it, even as it moved ever closer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Authorities said the crowd that gathered at the federal building later in the afternoon, as the rally was winding down, had ignored orders to disperse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they had struck the Thai-registered Mayuree Naree, as well as a Liberia-flagged vessel, in the strait because the ships had ignored "warnings".
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
That led to concern that the Pentagon had ignored the field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
He had ignored her since she first came upon them, two sleeps ago.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
