never mind
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Don't worry about something, don't trouble yourself, it doesn't matter. For example, Never mind what I said, it wasn't important , or Never mind, you can always take the driver's test again . This expression employs mind in the sense of “care about something,” a usage dating from the late 1700s.
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Also, never you mind . Don't concern yourself with that, it's none of your business, as in Never you mind where I plan to buy the new TV . [Early 1800s]
Example Sentences
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See also: Employers to college students: never mind that 4.0 GPA.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“The minute I started at 12:30, the question became when and do you want and how are you going to get 11:30? But I never wanted 12:30, never mind 11:30. Why is that a thing?”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
About 42% of recent college grads, ages 22 to 27, have jobs that don’t require degrees at all, never mind ones in the fields they studied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
They added that it would be disastrous for trust if the party 'chopped and changed', and trying to find that candidate who can re-inspire the party, never mind the voters, is proving elusive.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
But Granny was a fine lady anyway, never mind her grammar or her country ways and never mind how plain she was.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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