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paid no mind

paid no mind is the simple past and past participle of pay no mind.

Meaning of pay no mind

Verb

pay no mind (third-person singular simple present pays no mind, present participle paying no mind, simple past and past participle paid no mind)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To ignore someone or something.
    • Walk hard / Pay me no mind / You're ashamed of me / You girl1969, Joe Bataan, “Ordinary Guy”

Questions about paid no mind

What is paid no mind the simple past and past participle of?
Paid no mind is the simple past and past participle of pay no mind.

Words near paid no mind in the dictionary

  1. paid homage to
  2. paid home
  3. paid it forward
  4. paid nature's debt
  5. paid no heed
  6. paid no mind
  7. paid off
  8. paid off old scores
  9. paid one's addresses
  10. paid one's debt to society
  11. paid one's dues

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