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to ignore
To deliberately pay no attention to someone or something, not acknowledge them/it, or act as if you could not see or hear them/it.
Obwohl ich ihn direkt ansprach, hat er mich einfach ignoriert und weiter auf sein Handy geschaut.
Although I spoke to him directly, he simply ignored me and kept looking at his phone.
to ignore
To deliberately not take a fact, warning, or piece of advice into account, or to disregard it.
Die Regierung kann die Warnungen der Wissenschaftler nicht länger ignorieren.
The government can no longer ignore the scientists' warnings.
'Ignorieren' (to ignore) is an international word that comes from Latin. The ending '-ieren' is typical of many verbs in German that were adopted from other languages.
Ich versuche, die laute Musik der Nachbarn zu ignorieren.
I try to ignore the neighbors' loud music.
The verb 'ignorieren' (to ignore) always needs a direct object in the accusative. You always ignore 'jemanden' (someone) or 'etwas' (something).
Warum ignorierst du meine Frage?
Why are you ignoring my question?
Important: 'Ignorieren' (to ignore) always describes a conscious and intentional action. It does not mean failing to notice or know something by accident.
Sie sah ihn an, aber sie ignorierte ihn absichtlich.
She looked at him, but she deliberately ignored him.
When it is about facts or advice, 'ignorieren' (to ignore) is often used with abstract nouns. Typical combinations are 'eine Warnung ignorieren' (to ignore a warning), 'einen Rat ignorieren' (to ignore advice), or 'die Tatsachen ignorieren' (to ignore the facts).
Der Autofahrer ignorierte das Stoppschild und verursachte einen Unfall.
The driver ignored the stop sign and caused an accident.
to disregard / to foresee
Both words can express deliberately not taking something into account. „Von etwas absehen“ sounds more like a justified exclusion or exception, while „ignorieren“ usually suggests deliberately disregarding something relevant. Use „absehen“ for a conscious limitation and „ignorieren“ when something is disregarded despite its importance.
Bei der Sicherheitsprüfung ignoriert er die deutliche Warnung.
During the safety inspection, he ignores the clear warning.
Für diese einfache Rechnung sehen wir von kleinen Rundungsfehlern ab.
For this simple calculation, we will disregard minor rounding errors.
