Meaning
not to know, to ignore, to be unaware of
- to ignore, not to pay attention, to shrug off, to disregard
In a sentence
Ignoro il motivo del suo ritardo.
I don't know the reason for his delay.
Perché mi ignori quando ti parlo?
Why do you ignore me when I talk to you?
Ho ignorato i suoi messaggi per due giorni.
I ignored his messages for two days.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ignorare | infinitive |
| ignoriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ignoro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ignorate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ignori | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ignorano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ignora | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ignoravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ignoravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ignoravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ignoravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ignoravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ignorava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ignorammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ignorai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ignoraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ignorasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ignorarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ignorò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ignoreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ignorerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ignorerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ignorerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ignoreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ignorerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ignoriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ignori | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ignoriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ignori | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ignorino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ignori | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ignorassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ignorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ignoraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ignorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ignorassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ignorasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ignoreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ignorerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ignorereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ignoreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ignorerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ignorerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ignoriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ignorate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ignora | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ignorando | gerund |
| ignorato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Unlike English, ignorare can mean both not knowing and deliberately disregarding; context usually makes it clear.
- For people, ignorare often sounds stronger than English ignore: it can imply snubbing someone on purpose.
- To say you do not know a fact, non sapere is often more natural in speech than ignorare.