"mind one's business" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: minds one's business [present, singular, third-person], minding one's business [participle, present], minded one's business [participle, past], minded one's business [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} mind one's business (third-person singular simple present minds one's business, present participle minding one's business, simple past and past participle minded one's business)
  1. Alternative form of mind one's own business Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mind one's own business
    Sense id: en-mind_one's_business-en-verb-I-VaSd47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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