never mind

See also: nevermind

English

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Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• nemmine (pronunciation spelling)
• nvm, nm (abbreviation)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.vɚˌmaɪnd/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛv.ə(ɹ)ˌmaɪnd/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Hyphenation: ne‧ver‧mind

Verb

never mind

1. (hortative) It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said.

   I'm afraid I’ve broken your mug. — Never mind, it was old and I was going to throw it away.

   Did you fall over and hurt your knee? Never mind, I’ll put a bandage on it.

2. (hortative) Do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something).

   Never mind about me — you go and I’ll join you later.

   Here’s some money for you. Never mind about paying me back; you can keep it.

3. (hortative) Indicates a withdrawal or retractment of a previous statement.

   You're a fool. — What did you call me? — Never mind.

   Can you hand me that screwdriver? Wait, never mind, give me the fire extinguisher instead.

   • 2023 June 2, v1leblood, Tumblr‎:

     divorce is so funny. like never mind

4. (idiomatic) Let alone; much less.

   They wouldn't go near that place, never mind spending an entire day there.

   • 25 November 2022, Jonathan Tannenwald, “U.S. dominates England for long stretches, but plays to 0-0 tie at World Cup”, in The Philadeplhia Inquirer‎:

     It’s remarkable that this game could have been even better than it was. The U.S. has rarely outplayed any opponent in its modern era of World Cup games, never mind a superpower that won its opener 6-2 over Iran.

Synonyms

• (It is not important): forget about it, forget it
• (Do not be concerned): pay someone no mind
• (Withdrawal of previous statement): belay my last

Related terms

• never you mind

Translations

it is not important

Arabic: غَيْر مُهِمّ (ḡayr muhimm), لَا بَأْس (ar) (lā baʔs) Armenian: մի՛ անհանգստացիր (mí anhangstacʻir) Chinese: Cantonese: 唔緊要 / 唔紧要 (m4 gan2 jiu3) Hokkien: 無要緊 / 无要紧 (zh-min-nan) (bô-iàu-kín / bô-á-kín / bőa-kín), 𣍐要緊 / 𫧃要紧 (bōe-iàu-kín / bǒe-iàu-kín / bē-iàu-kín / bōe-á-kín), 無啥物 / 无啥物 (zh-min-nan) (bô-siáⁿ-mih / bô-siáⁿ-mi̍h), 無問題 / 无问题 (bô-būn-tôe / bô-būn-tê), 無代誌 / 无代志 (bô tāi-chì), 無關係 / 无关系 (bô-koan-hē), 無打緊 / 无打紧 (zh-min-nan) (bô-táⁿ-kín) Mandarin: 沒關係 / 没关系 (zh) (méiguānxi), 沒事兒 / 没事儿 (zh) (méishìr), 沒問題 / 没问题 (zh) (méi wèntí), 不要緊 / 不要紧 (zh) (bùyàojǐn) Czech: to je jedno, to je fuk (colloquial) Danish: lige meget, pyt Dutch: laat maar, maakt niet uit (nl) Finnish: ei se mitään, ei sillä ole väliä French: tant pis (fr), ça ne fait rien (fr), peu importe (fr), qu'importe (fr), ce n'est pas grave (fr) Georgian: არაუშავს (araušavs), დაიკიდე (daiḳide) German: macht nichts (de), ganz egal, das macht nichts (de), das ist egal, schon gut Greek: δεν πειράζει (den peirázei) Hebrew: לא משנה (lo meshane) Hungarian: semmi baj, annyi baj legyen (hu), nem számít, oda se neki, mindegy (hu) Indonesian: tidak apa-apa (id) Irish: ní miste Italian: non importa, lascia stare, lascia perdere Jamaican Creole: nuh badda Japanese: ご心配なく (ごしんぱいなく, go-shinpai naku) Korean: 신경 쓰지 마 (sin'gyeong sseuji ma) Lao: please add this translation if you can Norwegian: glem det Polish: nieważne Portuguese: esquece (pt), deixa (pt), deixa para lá Romanian: nu contează, nu-ți face griji, nu face nimic, nu este important, e indiferent Russian: ничего́ (ru) (ničevó), нева́жно (ru) (nevážno) Serbo-Croatian: nema veze Slovak: to nič, nevadí, kašľať na to (colloquial), srať na to (vulgar) Spanish: es igual, no importa, da igual, no le hace (Mexico), ya no, qué más da, olvidarlo (in imperative form), ya no importa Swedish: (det är) sak samma, (det) spelar ingen roll, det kvittar, (colloquial) kvittar lika, strunt samma, (vulgar) skit samma (sv) Telugu: పరవాలేదు (paravālēdu) Thai: ไม่ต้องห่วง (mâi dtông hùang), ไม่เป็นไร (mâi-bpen-rai) Turkish: boş ver (tr) Ukrainian: не зважа́й (ne zvažáj) Welsh: dim bwys

do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something)

Chinese: Mandarin: 算了 (zh) (suànle), 算了吧 Czech: pustit z hlavy Dutch: maakt niet uit (nl) Finnish: antaa olla, anti olla, ei tarvitse (...about doing something) French: (about someone or something) (please verify) ne vous préoccupez pas de (formal), (informal) (please verify) ne te préoccupe pas de, (about doing something) (please verify) il n'y a pas besoin or, (followed by que and the subjunctive) (please verify) informally (fr) pas besoin Georgian: არაუშავს (araušavs) German: kümmere dich nicht, kümmer dich nicht, sorge dich nicht, sorg dich nicht Hungarian: ne foglalkozz vele, ne törődj vele, ne aggódj emiatt, hagyjuk Italian: non preoccuparti Japanese: 気にしないでください (ja) (きにしないでください, ki ni shinaide kudasai) (informal), 気にするな (ja) (きにするな, ki ni suru na) (informal), 気にしないで (きにしない, ki ni shinaide) (informal) Latin: aliud cūrā Polish: (imperative of) nie przejmować się impf Portuguese: não se preocupe com, não te preocupes com Romanian: nu-ți face griji, nu te preocupa de asta Russian: не волну́йся (ru) (ne volnújsja), не беспоко́йся (ru) (ne bespokójsja), ничего́ стра́шного (ničevó strášnovo) Slovak: nevšímaj si to, nechaj tak, netráp sa nad tým Spanish: no se preocupe, no te preocupes Swedish: inte bry sig Ukrainian: не хвилю́йся (ne xvyljújsja) Welsh: sdim ots

I was wrong; I withdraw my previous statement

Dutch: laat maar Finnish: ei mitään, perun sanani French: (informal) laisse tomber Georgian: არაუშავს (araušavs) German: vergiss es, nicht so wichtig Hungarian: semmi (hu) Indonesian: lupakan (id) Italian: come non detto Japanese: なんでもない (nandemonai) Polish: nieważne, mniejsza z tym Portuguese: esquece (pt), deixa (pt), deixa para lá Romanian: lasă (ro), nu contează, nu este important Russian: нева́жно (ru) (nevážno), забы́ли (ru) (zabýli) Slovak: zabudni na to, nič nič... Spanish: no importa Swedish: inget (sv), ingenting (sv), det var inget Ukrainian: не важливо (ne važlyvo)

let alone; much less — see let alone,‎ much less

Noun

never mind (plural never minds)

1. Alternative form of nevermind.
   • 1998, Dana Stabenow, Fire and Ice, page 159:

     But close enough in spirit as to make no never mind.

References

• “never mind”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English never mind.

Interjection

never mind

1. Never mind.

Synonyms

• glem det

References

• “never mind” in Den Danske Ordbog