do you mind
English
Phrase
do you mind
- Used to politely ask someone for a favour.
- Do you mind if I turn on the radio?
- Do you mind coming into the office for a moment?
- I'd like to borrow a plate. Do you mind?
- A rhetorical question used to inform someone that they are being intrusive or annoying.
- Do you mind? I'm trying to work here!
Further reading
- “do you mind” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.