Ignore
Ignore verb - Be ignorant of or in the dark about.
Know
Know verb - Be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about.
Usage example: I know it's time
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Unfortunately, the heroes all know each other and gossip about their jobs, so soon enough they all know about him and just do their best to ignore him.
Source: Reality Ensues / Comic Books - Impossible for other shippers to ignore, but if you know shippers, you know that won't stop them (see Lost in Shipping).
Source: Just For Fun / The Ship Yard -
Jakob proceeds to ignore Mueller and Cardoso and chooses Sonja, then lets Sevara know that he was aware she'd been secretly negotiating switching allegiance to Carlyle.
Source: Comic Book / Lazarus
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