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pays no mind

pays no mind is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pays no mind

What is pays no mind the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pays no mind is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pay no mind.

Words near pays no mind in the dictionary

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

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