nevermind

noun

1. 1

   Attention, heed.

   Hell, they've got groundrules and guidelines comin' out the kazoo, but do they pay any nevermind to 'em?

2. 2

   Concern, affair.

   "... buy what he wants. It's none of your nevermind."

   "These is my brothers, Tom and Benjamin. We's from Missoura. Would you be Yankee or Secesh?" / "Neither one," Joe said. "Not that it's any nevermind o' yours, Mr. Wickersham."

3. 3

   Consequence; significant change in or effect on a situation or state; difference.

   Let 'em say she was his mistress, that she was a witch. Wasn't true, but it didn't make any nevermind if they thought it was. Nice woman, quiet, could tell the cards.

   Either way—doesn't mean no nevermind to me, you understand.

   So it don't make a heap of nevermind to me which one you choose!

   If'n it makes any nevermind, you'll be grubbin' alongside me.

verb

1. 1

   To ignore.

   Nevermind a sustainable river, a sustainable earth, like an improvident farmer who kills his only milk cow because he wants steak tonight.

   "Ya, that's a good idea, neverminding. Let's nevermind, huh?"

2. 2

   Variant of never mindAlternative spelling of never mind.

   Nevermind that she didn't know him, or that he was Japanese. Nevermind that she saw herself as always alone, despite the many people in her life.

   Nevermind where the eggs & sperm came from. Nevermind how it is that all these planets & stars came from nothing.

Forms

plural

neverminds

past tense

neverminded

past participle

neverminded

present participle

neverminding

third person singular

neverminds