ngơ
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Definition
- Verb:
- To ignore, to overlook, to let pass, to connive: "Ngơ" means to deliberately choose not to notice, acknowledge, or act upon something, often a fault or mistake, allowing it to pass without consequence.
- To pardon, to forgive (a fault): It can imply a lenient or forgiving attitude towards someone's error or transgression.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ngơ những khuyết điểm nhẹ cho ai. (To ignore someone's minor mistakes.)
- Ngơ cho một lỗi lầm. (To overlook a mistake.)
- Ngơ cho kẻ có tội. (To pardon the guilty person.)
- Anh ấy đã ngơ cho sự vô ý của tôi. (He overlooked my carelessness.)
Advanced Usage
- "Làm ngơ": This is a common compound verb meaning "to pretend not to see, to turn a blind eye to."
- Cảnh sát không thể làm ngơ trước hành vi phạm pháp. (The police cannot turn a blind eye to illegal acts.)
- The action of "ngơ" often carries a connotation of deliberate inaction or conscious leniency, rather than simple unawareness.
Variants and Related Words
- Làm ngơ (verb phrase): to ignore, to disregard, to turn a blind eye.
- Ngơ ngác (adjective): This is a different word meaning "bewildered," "dazed," or "confused," and is not directly related to the verb "ngơ."
- Cậu bé đứng ngơ ngác giữa phố. (The boy stood bewildered in the middle of the street.)
Synonyms
- Bỏ qua: to let pass, to skip over.
- Lờ đi: to ignore, to disregard.
- Tha thứ: to forgive, to pardon (emphasizes forgiveness more than deliberate ignoring).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- As a single-syllable verb, "ngơ" is typically used in fixed phrases like "ngơ cho" (to overlook for) or within the compound "làm ngơ." It does not commonly form other phrasal verbs.
Related Idioms
- "Ngơ như điếc": (To be as oblivious as a deaf person) – To completely ignore or pretend not to hear something.
- Dù tôi gọi, nó cứ ngơ như điếc. (Even though I called, he just ignored me completely as if deaf.)
- Ignore, overlook, let pass, connive
- Ngơ những khuyết điểm nhẹ cho aiTo ignore someone's minor mistakes