disregarding

Everyday

1. (verb, -ing form of disregard) Paying no attention to something; ignoring it: disregarding the warning signs. tree →
2. (preposition, formal) Not counting; leaving out: Disregarding the rain, it was a good day. tree →

In the lessons

In safety stories people get hurt by disregarding rules or warnings; in maths and science «disregarding» tells you to leave a thing out of the count or calculation (disregarding air resistance). Phrases: «disregarding the rules», «disregarding the cost», «disregarding the remainder».

Examples

• He kept running, disregarding the coach's shouts. tree →
• Disregarding the warning, they swam in the rough sea. tree →
• Disregarding the last page, the book has 100 pages. tree →
• Disregarding the remainder, 17 divided by 5 is 3. tree →
• The driver was fined for disregarding the red light. tree →
• Disregarding the weather, the trip was great fun. tree →
• Protesilaus of Phylace, however, nobly disregarding the ominous prediction, leaped on shore, and fell by the hand of Hector. tree →

Note

-ing form of «disregard». Formal; in everyday speech say «ignoring» or «not counting». In maths, «disregarding X» means remove X from the total before you work: for example, 10 sweets disregarding the 2 broken ones leaves 8.