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  my

  pronoun

  (a form of the possessive case of I used as an attributive adjective).
• my-
  my-

  variant of myo- before some vowels.
• MY
  MY

  abbreviation

  motor yacht

my

¹ American  

[mahy] / maɪ /

pronoun

1. (a form of the possessive case of I used as an attributive adjective).

   My soup is cold.

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interjection

1. Also (used as an exclamation of mild surprise or dismay).

   My, what a big house this is! My-my, how old he looks!

my- ² American  

1. variant of myo- before some vowels.

   myalgia.

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my ¹ British  

/ maɪ /

determiner

1. of, belonging to, or associated with the speaker or writer (me)

   my own ideas

   do you mind my smoking?

2. used in various forms of address

   my lord

   my dear boy

3. used in various exclamations

   my goodness!

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interjection

1. an exclamation of surprise, awe, etc

   my, how you've grown!

MY ² British  

abbreviation

1. motor yacht

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my ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Malaysia

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my- ⁴ British  

combining form

1. a variant of myo-

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Grammar

See me.

Usage

What does my- mean? My- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “muscle.” It is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy. My- comes from the Greek mŷs, meaning “muscle” and “mouse.” Mouse? You read that right. Discover why at our entry for muscle!My- is a variant of myo-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use myo- article.

Etymology

Origin of my

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English mī, variant of mīn, Old English mīn; see mine ¹

Example Sentences

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I loved that I shared my work, but I didn’t want it to be the thing that people knew me for at the moment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

"If I had the ability to lower my prices to retain that, I could do a percentage of my business at that lower rate without losing the margin."

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

"Unfortunately, this is a residential building. And unfortunately, this happened during my daughter's wedding ceremony," Ali Mallahi, father of the bride and owner of the building, said in a video carried by state TV.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

But, as Crow-Armstrong put it to Kelly, “When I do something for too long, it stops feeling comfortable, and I feel like I’m being robbed of my athleticism.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

“I’ve got this paper that states my claim. This land is mine. Not yours.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

While the public relations effort to mold Hillary into a traditional my- heart-belongs-to-hubby First Lady means that campaign insiders are reluctant to publicly acknowledge her substantive role, her imprint on the staff shake-up seems clear.

From Time Magazine Archive

“How could I tie my- self up? Why would I do that?”

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

This church has high beauty and value, but I will spare the reader a presentation of details which I my- self had no opportunity to master.

From A Little Tour in France by Henry James

When I come from court a very sorry lackey throws a common cloak over my- 278 - shoulders.’

From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 4: Joseph de Maistre by John Morley

For my- self, I confess that I swallowed my portion of fish as it was — raw and bleeding.

From The Survivors of the Chancellor by Jules Verne

One such message from an agent said: "OH MY GOD! There is a shared message board … We've found other agents!"

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The administration’s office of defects investigation had opened a preliminary evaluation in April after receiving complaints about a loss of brake assistance in 2023 MY Cadillac Lyriq vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

“OH MY GOD. It’s SO STRONG!!!” one angle of Givens proclaims to the other as the chorus hits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025

I WAS IN MY 40s — well after the advent of spell check and autocorrect — when I realized “eachother” was not one word, or even a word at all.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

But he hadn’t been particularly interested in any of that; his big goal for the evening was to shout out, “Yay, Steven! THAT’S MY BROTHER!” every time I hit a drum.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick