never mind

See also: nevermind

English

Alternative forms

• nemmine (pronunciation spelling)

Pronunciation

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

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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.

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^[1]:

     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

Translations

it is not important

• Arabic: غَيْر مُهِمّ (ḡayr muhimm), لَا بَأْس (ar) (lā baʔs)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 唔緊要／唔紧要 (m⁴ gan² jiu³)

  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
• 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, 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, 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
• 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)

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: ^{(please verify)} no se preocupe, ^{(please verify)} 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: ^{(please verify)} no importa
• Swedish: inget (sv), ingenting (sv), det var inget
• Ukrainian: не важливо (ne važlyvo)

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

See also

• nvm

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