pay no mind

verb

To ignore someone or something.

Opposite
give thoughtgive heedpay heedpay attention
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Meanings

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

present singular third person pays no mind · participle present paying no mind · participle past paid no mind · past paid no mind · alternative not pay any mind

  1. idiomaticintransitivetransitiveTo ignore someone or something.

    Walk hard / Pay me no mind / You're ashamed of me / You girl

    1969, Joe Bataan, “Ordinary Guy”
    1 more example

    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 dance

    1979, Earth, Wind & Fire, “After the Love Has Gone”, in I Am

    Antonyms: give thought, give heed, pay heed, pay attention

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo ignore someone or something.

Opposite
give thoughtgive heedpay heedpay attention
Also see
forget it

Translations

Polish nie zwracać uwagi
  • nie zwracać uwagiTranslations
Spanish no hacerle caso, no prestarle atención
  • no hacerle casoTranslations
  • no prestarle atenciónTranslations
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Chicago

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