never mind

1. 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.

2. 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

Never mind the huge buildup of clandestine operatives and secret warriors since 9/11.

From The Daily Beast

Never mind that some of the atmospherics are shaky, like the white Christmas, for example.

From The Daily Beast

Never mind the fact that Heigl was kind of right when she was saying these things.

From The Daily Beast

Never mind that young people, women, Hispanics, and blacks forgot to vote.

From The Daily Beast

But never mind that—Christie did good for the party on Tuesday, and the RGA seems prepared to give him full credit.

From The Daily Beast

Never mind the dust; I've turned it on to make believe we're going tremendously fast.

From Project Gutenberg

"Never mind the fellow; we have more than enough to think of in our own affairs," exclaimed his friend, impatiently.

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“Never mind that,” Jessie flung back over her shoulder, and still breathing easily as she set a slower stroke.

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"Never mind," said Isabel, as Gwynne mopped his brow for the third time and ostentatiously rubbed his face.

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"Never mind granny," she said, when they reached the house and Mandy stopped to say how d'ye to the old woman in the chair.

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