different between ignore vs undergo

English

Etymology

From French ignorer, from Latin ign?r? (“to have no knowledge of, mistake, take no notice of, ignore”), from ign?rus (“not knowing”), from in + gn?rus (“knowing”), from gn?sc?, n?sc?; see know.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?gnô?, IPA^(key): /???n??/
• (US) enPR: ?gnôr?, IPA^(key): /???n??/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: ?gn?r?, IPA^(key): /???no(?)?/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /???no?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)
• Hyphenation: ig?nore

Verb

ignore (third-person singular simple present ignores, present participle ignoring, simple past and past participle ignored) (transitive)

1. To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

   Synonyms: misheed, neglect, unmind, unheed; see also Thesaurus:ignore

   Antonyms: notice, recognize, watch; see also Thesaurus:pay attention

2. To pretend to not notice someone or something.

   Synonyms: connive, dissimulate, overlook, turn a blind eye to, wink at

   Antonyms: notice, observe

3. (obsolete) Fail to notice.

   Synonyms: misheed, overlook; see also Thesaurus:fail to notice

4. (obsolete) Not to know.

   Synonym: be ignorant of

   Antonym: know

Derived terms

• ignorable

Related terms

• ignorance
• ignorant

Translations

Further reading

• ignore in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ignore in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Regino, eringo, ingoer, region

French

Verb

ignore

1. first-person singular present indicative of ignorer
2. third-person singular present indicative of ignorer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of ignorer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of ignorer
5. second-person singular imperative of ignorer

Anagrams

• région

Portuguese

Verb

ignore

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of ignorar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of ignorar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of ignorar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of ignorar

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i??nore]

Verb

ignore

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of ignora
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of ignora

Spanish

Verb

ignore

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of ignorar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of ignorar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of ignorar.

English

Etymology

From Middle English undergon, from Old English underg?n (“to undergo, undermine, ruin”), equivalent to under- +? go. Cognate with Dutch ondergaan (“to undergo, perish, sink”), German untergehen (“to perish, sink, undergo”), Swedish undergå (“to undergo, go through”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nd???o?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nd?????/
• Rhymes: -??
• Hyphenation: un?der?go

Verb

undergo (third-person singular simple present undergoes, present participle undergoing, simple past underwent, past participle undergone)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To go or move under or beneath.
2. (transitive) To experience; to pass through a phase.

   The project is undergoing great changes.

3. (transitive) To suffer or endure; bear with.

   The victim underwent great trauma.

   She had to undergo surgery because of her broken leg.

Synonyms

• (to go or move under):
• (to experience): go through, take, undercome
• (to suffer or endure): brook, put up with; See also Thesaurus:tolerate

Translations

See also

• undergang

Anagrams

• go under, grounde, guerdon, ungored