ignore
verb (used with object)
to refrain from noticing or recognizing.
ignored
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past participleof ignore.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ignore.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ignoreverb (used with object)to refrain from noticing or recognizing.
Example Sentences
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Yet Apple had ignored analysts’ warnings and was caught off guard, said people familiar with the company’s procurement practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Their activity rose shortly before mice ignored signals indicating that a reward might be available.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
It is not as though Wiegman has ignored squad regeneration.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The message from 1809 -- detailing French and allied troops' positions in two dozen lines of symbols, numbers and letters -- had lain ignored in an online academic archive.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Inexplicably, Frabwick ignored Clare and chose the medium-sized chair—the one made of ratty fleece and spindly wood.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
