never mind

See also: nevermind

English

Alternative forms

nemmine (pronunciation spelling)

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.vɚˌmaɪnd/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛv.ə(ɹ)ˌmaɪnd/
Audio (AU) (file)
Hyphenation: ne‧ver‧mind

Verb

never mind

(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.
(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.
(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.
(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

Translations

it is not important

Arabic: غَيْر مُهِمّ‎ (ḡayr muhimm), لَا بَأْس‎ (ar) (lā baʾs)
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)

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

Chinese:
Mandarin: 算了 (zh), 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
Welsh: sdim ots

I was wrong; I withdraw my previous statement

Dutch: laat maar
Finnish: ei mitään
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

Noun

never mind (plural never minds)

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 at OneLook Dictionary Search

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English never mind.

Interjection

never mind

Never mind.

Synonyms

glem det

References

“never mind” in Den Danske Ordbog