verb
ADVERB
▪ altogether , completely , entirely , totally , utterly
▪ almost , practically , virtually
▪ effectively , essentially , largely
▪ basically
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Shona basically ~d her.
▪ promptly
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a look of disapproval which he promptly ~d
▪ generally
▪ typically
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The press typically ~s a problem until it causes a crisis.
▪ just , merely , simply
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The government has simply ~d the problem altogether.
▪ consistently
▪ routinely , systematically
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Social services routinely ~ the problems facing at-risk young women.
▪ frequently , repeatedly
▪ apparently
▪ easily
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The diesel fumes from the buses are not easily ~d.
▪ conveniently ( ironic )
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The managers have conveniently ~d these statistics.
▪ blatantly
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Safety guidelines had been blatantly ~d.
▪ carefully , deliberately , determinedly , intentionally , pointedly , purposely , resolutely , steadfastly , studiously
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She sat at her desk and studiously ~d me.
▪ wilfully/willfully
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Hill wilfully ~d the conventions of the banking world.
▪ blithely , cheerfully , happily
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He blithely ~d her protests and went on talking.
▪ politely
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The group politely ~d her remark.
VERB + IGNORE
▪ cannot , cannot afford to
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a warning the president cannot afford to ~
▪ be difficult to , be hard to , be impossible to
▪ be foolish to , be stupid to , be wrong to
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It would be foolish to ~ them completely.
▪ tend to
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Scientists have tended to ~ these findings.
▪ be willing to
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People seem very willing to ~ the risks.
▪ choose to , decide to , prefer to
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The judge chose to ~ the views of the doctors.
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He continued eating, deciding to ~ her.
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He preferred to ~ these comments.
▪ attempt to , try to
▪ pretend to
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I shrugged, pretending to ~ him.
▪ learn to
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I've learned to ~ all of my sister's hurtful comments.
▪ manage to
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Jason had managed to ~ a lot of the pressure for most of his career.
▪ continue to
PHRASES
▪ be widely ~d
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Safety standards are widely ~d in the industry.
▪ ~ sth at your peril
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The pernicious effect of this advertising on children is a problem that we ~ at our peril.
▪ ~ the fact that …
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Did you think I'd ~ the fact that you were suffering from shock?
▪ sth can be safely ~d ( ironic )
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These people occupy such a marginal position in society that the authorities think they can be safely ~d.
Ignore is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ media
Ignore is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ advice , ↑ aspect , ↑ call , ↑ command , ↑ comment , ↑ complaint , ↑ danger , ↑ discrepancy , ↑ effect , ↑ existence , ↑ extent , ↑ fact , ↑ feeling , ↑ greeting , ↑ guideline , ↑ implication , ↑ importance , ↑ injunction , ↑ instinct , ↑ instruction , ↑ interruption , ↑ need , ↑ obligation , ↑ order , ↑ pain , ↑ plea , ↑ plight , ↑ possibility , ↑ precedent , ↑ problem , ↑ protest , ↑ question , ↑ reality , ↑ recommendation , ↑ remark , ↑ request , ↑ rule , ↑ shortcoming , ↑ sign , ↑ suggestion , ↑ summons , ↑ symptom , ↑ tantrum , ↑ taunt , ↑ tradition , ↑ ultimatum , ↑ urge , ↑ violation , ↑ warning , ↑ wish