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ignored

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˌɪɡˈnɔɹd// UK //ɪɡnˈɔːd// ig·nored

v. to pay no attention to someone or something. You do this when you choose not to listen or act on what you see.

v. to refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; to disregard intentionally. Transitive — requires a direct object.


SIMPLE

She ignored my text message for three days.

CONTEXTUAL

The driver ignored the warning signs and drove straight into the flooded street.

COMPLEX

Despite the mounting evidence of a structural failure, the committee ignored the engineer's report in favor of meeting the original construction deadline.

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The verb is transitive and must be followed by a direct object; it does not take a preposition like 'to' or 'at'.

Pitfall

he ignored to mehe ignored meIgnore is a transitive verb and takes a direct object without a preposition.

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