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do you mind

do you mind phrase: used to politely ask someone for a favor.

Phrase

do you mind?

  1. Used to politely ask someone for a favor.
    • Do you mind if I turn on the radio?
    • Do you mind coming into the office for a moment?
  2. A rhetorical question used to inform someone that they are being intrusive or annoying.
    • Do you mind? I'm trying to work here!

Questions about do you mind

What does do you mind mean?
Do you mind means used to politely ask someone for a favor.
What part of speech is do you mind?
Do you mind is a phrase.

Words near do you mind in the dictionary

  1. do you kiss your mother with that mouth
  2. do you know the Bishop of Norwich
  3. do you know what I'm saying
  4. do you know who I am
  5. do you love me
  6. do you mind
  7. do you need an invitation
  8. do you need help
  9. do you need to use the bathroom
  10. do you speak English
  11. do you think you can walk

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