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disregarding

disregarding is the present participle and gerund of disregard.

Meaning of disregard

Verb

disregard (third-person singular simple present disregards, present participle disregarding, simple past and past participle disregarded)

  1. (transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to.
    • If you break the law, they will send you a letter. You disregard that they will send someone with a suit to your house. If you disregard Suit-Boy, you will be sent a subpoena. You disregard that they will send men with guns and dogs to your house.2012, Augusto Vieira, How to Build a New Government: A Guide for the Coming Revolution, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 15
    Synonyms:
    misregard, unheed, unmind

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Words formed from disregarding

Questions about disregarding

What is disregarding the present participle and gerund of?
Disregarding is the present participle and gerund of disregard.

Words near disregarding in the dictionary

  1. disregardest
  2. disregardeth
  3. disregardful
  4. disregardfully
  5. disregardfulness
  6. disregarding
  7. disregardless
  8. disregards
  9. disregulate
  10. disregulated
  11. disregulates

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