pay no mind
pay no mind verb: to ignore someone or something.
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)
- To ignore someone or something.
- Walk hard / Pay me no mind / You're ashamed of me / You girl1969, Joe Bataan, “Ordinary Guy”
- For a while, we paid no mind to the past / We knew love would last every night / Something right / Would invite us to begin the dance1979, Earth, Wind & Fire, “After the Love Has Gone”, in I Am
- Antonyms:
- give thought, give heed, pay heed, pay attention
Antonyms of pay no mind
Forms of pay no mind
| third-person singular present | pays no mind |
|---|---|
| present participle | paying no mind |
| past participle | paid no mind |
| past | paid no mind |
| alternative form | not pay any mind |
Questions about pay no mind
- What does pay no mind mean?
- Pay no mind means to ignore someone or something.
- What part of speech is pay no mind?
- Pay no mind is a verb.
- What is the past tense of pay no mind?
- The past tense of pay no mind is paid no mind.
Words near pay no mind in the dictionary
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