take no notice of

verb

To ignore.

“He took no notice of the spider until it bit him.”

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Meanings

verbtake no notice of (third-person singular simple present takes no notice of, present participle taking no notice of, simple past took no notice of, past participle taken no notice of)

present singular third person takes no notice of · participle present taking no notice of · past took no notice of · participle past taken no notice of

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo ignore.

    He took no notice of the spider until it bit him.

    1 more example

    There was a person called Nana who ruled the nursery. Sometimes she took no notice of the playthings lying about, and sometimes, for no reason whatever, she went swooping about like a great wind and hustled them away in cupboards.

    1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit

    Synonyms: disregard, neglect, pay no heed, unheed

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo ignore.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὑπερβλέπω
  • ὑπερβλέπω (huperblépō)to ignore
Hungarian figyelmen kívül hagy, rá se hederít
  • figyelmen kívül hagyto ignore
  • rá se hederítto ignore
Polish ignorować, zignorować
  • ignorowaćto ignore
  • zignorowaćto ignore
  • lekceważyćto ignore
  • zlekceważyćto ignore
Spanish no prestar atención
  • no prestar atenciónto ignore
Swedish inte lägga märke till
  • inte lägga märke tillto ignore
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