me
the objective case of I, used as a direct or indirect object: They asked me to the party. Give me your hand.
Informal. (used instead of the pronoun I in the predicate after the verb to be): It's me.
Informal. (used instead of the pronoun my before a gerund): Did you hear about me getting promoted?
of or involving an obsessive interest in one's own satisfaction: the me decade.
Origin of me
1Grammar notes for me
Me and other objective forms have also replaced the subjective forms in speech in constructions like Me neither; Not us; Who, them? and in comparisons after as or than: She's no faster than him at getting the answers. When the pronoun is the subject of a verb that is expressed, the nominative forms are used: Neither did I. She's no faster than he is at getting the answers. See also than.
3. When a verb form ending in -ing functions as a noun, it is traditionally called a gerund: Walking is good exercise. She enjoys reading biographies. Usage guides have long insisted that gerunds, being nouns, must be preceded by the possessive form of the pronouns or nouns ( my; your; her; his; its; our; their; child's; author's ) rather than by the objective forms ( me; you; him; her; it; us; them ): The landlord objected to my (not me ) having guests late at night. Several readers were delighted at the author's (not author ) taking a stand on the issue. In standard practice, however, both objective and possessive forms appear before gerunds. Possessives are more common in formal edited writing, but the occurrence of objective forms is increasing; in informal writing and speech objective forms are more common: Many objections have been raised to the government (or government's ) allowing lumbering in national parks. “Does anyone object to me (or my ) reading this report aloud?” the moderator asked.
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Other definitions for Me (2 of 5)
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Maine.
Other definitions for M.E. (5 of 5)
(often lowercase) managing editor.
Master of Education.
Master of Engineering.
Mechanical Engineer.
Methodist Episcopal.
Mining Engineer.
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How to use me in a sentence
This fancy spice pack pairs with four different spirits—vodka, tequila, aquavit, and gin—to ensure the perfect morning pick-me-up.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Don Draper in Your Life | Allison McNearney | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTsongas and Rep. Mike Michaud (D-me) have led the charge for an all-American recruit shoe in Congress.
New Balance Lobbies Congress to Make the U.S. Military's Only Running Shoe | Tim Mak | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut instead of a witty pop song, we have yet more woe-is-me-feel-my-pain from an overpaid, over-cosseted celebrity.
I would rather not say it annoys me because it sounds so aggrieved and me-centered.
The Author Of The Summer's Hit Paranoid Fantasy Opens Up | William O’Connor | August 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPlayed in reverse that becomes ‘Here’s me/Here I am/What we have lost/I am the messenger of love.
And yet these years spent in cafés and in studios have not turned them out into the world a devil-me-care lot of dreamers.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithGreat fire at Eastport, me., by which the larger portion of the business part of the town was destroyed.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellDesertion doesn't mean a sea of water between, it means an ocean of self-will and love-me-first between.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerFor he's the soul of honor, Thyrsis; and he can't help how he feels about me-any more than I can help it.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairHer silk parasol, of the blue of a forget-me-not, rested against her knee, and at her breast was a cream-tinted rose.
The Rake's Progress | Marjorie Bowen
British Dictionary definitions for me (1 of 6)
/ (miː, unstressed mɪ) /
refers to the speaker or writer: that shocks me; he gave me the glass
(when used an an indirect object) mainly US a dialect word for myself I want to get me a car
informal the personality of the speaker or writer or something that expresses it: the real me comes out when I'm happy
Origin of me
1British Dictionary definitions for me (2 of 6)
/ (miː) /
a variant spelling of mi
British Dictionary definitions for me (3 of 6)
Montenegro
British Dictionary definitions for Me (4 of 6)
the methyl group
British Dictionary definitions for ME (5 of 6)
Maine
Marine Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Methodist Episcopal
Mining Engineer
Middle English
(in titles) Most Excellent
myalgic encephalopathy
British Dictionary definitions for Me. (6 of 6)
Maine
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Other Idioms and Phrases with me
see dear me; so help me.
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