- used to show that you are very surprised about something because you do not believe it is possible
- ‘I got the job.’ ‘Never!’
Word OriginOld English nǣfre, from ne ‘not’ + ǣfre ‘ever’.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See never in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarynever mind
- (especially British English) used to tell somebody not to worry or be upset
- Have you broken it? Never mind, we can buy another one.
- used to suggest that something is not important
- This isn't where I intended to take you—but never mind, it's just as good.
- used to emphasize that what is true about the first thing you have said is even more true about the second synonym let alone
- I never thought she'd win once, never mind twice!
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