mind one's language in English

Audio: En-au-mind one's language.ogg

[Australia] Forms: minds one's language [present, singular, third-person], minding one's language [participle, present], minded one's language [participle, past], minded one's language [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} mind one's language (third-person singular simple present minds one's language, present participle minding one's language, simple past and past participle minded one's language)

Inflected forms

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"mind one's language" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms