never mind

See also: nevermind

English

Alternative forms

nemmine (pronunciation spelling)
nvm, nm (abbreviations)

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.vɚˌmaɪnd/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛv.ə(ɹ)ˌmaɪnd/
Audio (General Australian): (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.
- 2023 June 2, v1leblood, Tumblr‎^[1]:
  divorce is so funny. like never mind
(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^[2]:
  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

Related terms

never you mind

Translations

it is not important

Arabic: غَيْر مُهِمّ (ḡayr muhimm), لَا بَأْس (ar) (lā baʔs)
Armenian: մի՛ անհանգստացիր (mí anhangstacʻir)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 唔緊要 / 唔紧要 (m⁴ gan² jiu³)

Hokkien: 無要緊 / 无要紧 (zh-min-nan) (bô-iàu-kín / bô-á-kín / bőa-kín), 𣍐要緊 / 𫧃要紧 (bōe-iàu-kín / bǒe-iàu-kín / bē-iàu-kín / bōe-á-kín), 無啥物 / 无啥物 (zh-min-nan) (bô-siáⁿ-mih / bô-siáⁿ-mi̍h), 無問題 / 无问题 (bô-būn-tôe / bô-būn-tê), 無代誌 / 无代志 (bô tāi-chì), 無關係 / 无关系 (bô-koan-hē), 無打緊 / 无打紧 (zh-min-nan) (bô-táⁿ-kín)

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, pyt
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 (fr), 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 (hu), 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)
Welsh: dim bwys

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: no se preocupe, no te preocupes
Swedish: inte bry sig
Ukrainian: не хвилю́йся (ne xvyljújsja)
Welsh: sdim ots