shrug off
shrug off · shrugs off · shrugged off · shrugging off
To ignore or disregardTo ignore or disregard; to be indifferent to.
» He simply shrugged off my suggestion.
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2 senses(transitive)To ignore or disregard; to be indifferent to.
He shrugged off the insults and proceeded despite them.
To dispose of, rid oneself of, in a careless or effortless manner.
More definitions
- minimize the importance of, brush aside
Examples
7 sentencesHe simply shrugged off my suggestion.
Ziri heard the sound, but shrugged it off.
Jonas shrugged it off as us being paranoid.
Leon shrugged it off.
Sami just shrugged it off.
Translations
5 languagesForms
shrugs off, shrugging off, shrugged off, shrugged off| Base form | shrug off · to shrug off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shrugs off |
| Present participle | shrugging off |
| Past simple | shrugged off |
| Past participle | shrugged off |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.