ignore
verb (used with object)
to refrain from noticing or recognizing.
ignores
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present tense formof ignore (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A superintelligent AI system that ignores human goals or misinterprets commands could, naysayers say, scramble people’s bank accounts, disrupt essential water and power supplies, or take over missile-launch systems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Arguing that the concept is unscientific simply because journalists use it loosely and without precision ignores the standard statistical apparatus scientists rely on to quantify anomalies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
It ignores the revenue side, which has failed to keep up with spending.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
But what looks good on spreadsheets ignores daunting constraints.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
It ignores her, and looks philosophically out the window at the darkening sky.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
