Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

according to wiktionary [1], this is indeed a possible meaning of the verb "to ignore", but it is marked as "obsolete".

This is a case of false friend when translating from french, where this meaning is the first one [2].

[1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ignore#Verb

[2] https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/ignorer#Verbe



Right, and it's likely that this verb was imported into English from French :)

TIL!




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: