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1 meaning and use
Mind can mean 'dislike', 'be annoyed by', 'object to'. We use mind mostly in questions and negative clauses.
Do you mind the smell oftobacco? '"Not at all. Do you mind ifwe leave a bit earlier today?
I don't mind ifyou use my car.
After mind, we can use an -ing form, or object + -Lng form.
Do you mind waiting a few minutes? (NOT ••• t6 wtIit ...) I don't mind you coming in late ifyou don't wake me up.
2 Would you mind . ..1
We can use Would you mind . .. ? to ask people to do things, or to ask for permission.
Would you mind opening the window? (= Please open ...) Would you mind ifI opened the window?
3 Do/Would you mind my .. .ing?
In a formal style, we sometimes use my, your etc with an -ing form after mind (see 295.3,4).
Do you mind my smoking? (More common: ... me smoking? or ... ifI smoke?)
4 answers
'After Would/Do you mind .. .7, we use No or Not at all (morc formal) to give permission (but we often add more words to make the meaning quite clear). DoyoumindifIlookatyourpaper? '"No, pleasedoIthat'sOKIsure.
5 tenses
In subordinate clauses after mind, a present tense is usually used if we want to express a future meaning (see 580).
I don't mind what you do after you leave school. (NOT ,r de,,'t minti whatytJl:t Mil de ...)
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352 miss
1 'fail to contact', 'be late for'
Miss often expresses the idea of failing to contact somebody/something, or being late for somebody/something.
How could he miss an easy goal like that?
The station's about five minutes' walk, straight ahead. You can't miss it.
lfyou don't hUrry we'll miss the lruiTl. (NOT ••• l6:Je the tJl%in.) You've just missed her - she went home five minutes ago.
An -ing form can be used after miss.
I gal in too late and missed seeing the news on Tv.
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