"pay no mind" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pays no mind [present, singular, third-person], paying no mind [participle, present], paid no mind [participle, past], paid no mind [past], not pay any mind [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|pay<,,paid> no mind}} pay no mind (third-person singular simple present pays no mind, present participle paying no mind, simple past and past participle paid no mind)
  1. (intransitive, transitive) To ignore someone or something. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (Translations): no hacerle caso (Spanish), no prestarle atención (Spanish)

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Alternative forms

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