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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A guy he knew had told him to invest early, but Walker had ignored him, only to watch from the sidelines as the price went up and up and up.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
The report found Letby had ignored management instructions when she disliked them and shouted at her manager.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in March they had struck the Mayuree Naree, as well as a Liberia-flagged vessel, in the strait because the ships had ignored "warnings".
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 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
Fred Korematsu, a young Nisei living in Oakland, had ignored the evacuation to stay with his Caucasian girlfriend.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
