July 14, 2011 - Word of the Day: ignore

This verb is used when a person doesn't pay attention to another person or to a thing.

• Luke is ignoring complaints about his car.
• Tina ignored the person sitting next to her on the plane. Although he kept on talking, she didn't say a word.
• Don't ignore the law. You might get in trouble.
• You shouldn't ignore chest pain. It might indicate a serious health problem.
• It's hard to ignore the heat when it's over 100 degrees outside.