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title: ignore — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ignore» in the school dictionary: To pay no attention to someone or something on purpose. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# ignore

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**Who acts:** you, She, I, people, He, dog · **What happens:** pay, not do, notice, ignore, say, try · **To what, where:** attention, anything, warning, me, people, adult · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«ignore» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [ignore in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ignore.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pay no attention to someone or something on purpose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignore:m1:1
# text = To pay no attention to someone or something on purpose.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | to-infinitive |  | no attention |  |  |  | to someone | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Asset |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To not do anything about something you should notice: ignore a warning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignore:m2:1
# text = To not do anything about something you should notice: ignore a warning.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
4	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nmod	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **do** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | anything |  |  |  | about something | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality |
| 2 | **notice** | should | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **ignore** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a warning |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warning=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She ignored me when I said hello.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignore:x1:1
# text = She ignored me when I said hello.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	hello	hello	INTJ	UH	_	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | past | She | me |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Try to ignore people who are mean, and tell an adult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignore:x2:1
# text = Try to ignore people who are mean, and tell an adult.
1	Try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	mean	mean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **ignore** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | people |  |  |  |  | mean *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never ignore a fire alarm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignore:x3:1
# text = Never ignore a fire alarm.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **ignore** | imperative | you *not said here* | a fire alarm |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He ignored the warning sign and got stung.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignore:x4:1
# text = He ignored the warning sign and got stung.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	stung	sting	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | past | He | the warning sign |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **sting** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ignore messages from people you don't know.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignore:x5:1
# text = Ignore messages from people you don't know.
1	Ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	messages	message	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | imperative | you *not said here* | messages |  |  |  | from people | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | you | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't ignore pain — tell someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignore:x6:1
# text = Don't ignore pain — tell someone.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **ignore** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | pain |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pain=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | someone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog ignored the ball and went to sleep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignore:x7:1
# text = The dog ignored the ball and went to sleep.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | past | the dog | the ball |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | past | the dog *not said here* |  |  | sleep |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to sleep=Initial\_Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's unkind to ignore a new classmate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignore:x8:1
# text = It's unkind to ignore a new classmate.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | unkind *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ignore** | to-infinitive |  | a new classmate |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent classmate=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They affected to ignore her as of an inferior social status to themselves, and she despised their light talk.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ignore:x9:1
# text = They affected to ignore her as of an inferior social status to themselves, and she despised their light talk.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	affected	affect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	inferior	inferior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	status	status	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	despised	despise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affect** | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ignore** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | her *= she* | themselves *= they* |  |  | as a inferior social status | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 3 | **despise** | past | she | their light talk |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer talk=Stimulus |
| 4 | **talk** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom talk «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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