never mind
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2.7
- idiom
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no importa
- OK, never mind, I was wrong again.
So I was like never mind, never mind.
- So I was like never mind, never mind.
- So she'll be like, never mind, I'll find Someone Like You.
- That's like, never mind, I'm not driving into summer school.
- And he just says, oh, never mind and drank it off.
- And I'm like, oh, you're so active here and here and oh, never mind, that's a graveyard.
- I don't know if it works, it probably doesn't, but never mind.
- I ordered it in May and it's July, so never mind.
- But the Minnesota Supreme Court just said, never mind.
- Wow. OK. Oh my God. Never mind. These are not a cracker
- I mean, never mind Trump comedy tapes are there.
Examples
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Never mind that.
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Just forget it, never mind about my mistakes.
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Never mind where we are.
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For your information, sir, our fines are now up to three thousand credits. "Never mind that," he said.
Fiction book (1991) -
"The neighbors," he said, "scarcely have room for themselves, never mind anyone else."
Fiction book (1991) -
We're quits as far as I'm concerned; never mind him.
Fiction book (1990) -
And they'll say, well, because, Oh no, never mind, that wouldn't work.
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Never mind.
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We barely have time for lunch, never mind planning a party.
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Don't worry about the noise; it's just the wind, never mind it.
Synonyms
13
8.5
Not a serious problem you need to worry about
11
7.7
Tell people to ignore what you just said
2
6.6
A friendly reply that tells someone there is no problem
Tell someone not to worry about something
Antonyms
How Indifferent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'used to tell someone not to worry or to disregard something' follows directly from combining 'never' (not ever) with 'mind' (give attention or concern) — i.e., 'never pay attention' or 'do not be concerned'. This compositional interjection is common and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can reasonably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Never mind comes from a simple idea: the words never and mind tell someone not to think about or worry about something. So we use never mind today to mean 'don't worry' or 'forget it'.