my
pronoun
(a form of the possessive case of I used as an attributive adjective).
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- possessive of I.
my
1 American
[mahy]
/ maɪ /
pronoun
interjection
my-
2
American
my
1
British
/ maɪ /
determiner
-
of, belonging to, or associated with the speaker or writer (me)
my own ideas
do you mind my smoking?
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used in various forms of address
my lord
my dear boy
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used in various exclamations
my goodness!
interjection
MY
2
British
abbreviation
my
3
British
abbreviation
my-
4
British
combining form
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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"The team made 310 tackles against New Zealand and we only conceded 19 points. That is probably the biggest stat I've ever been involved with in my whole career," said Edwards.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Related: ‘She’s a Type A personality’: My stepmother wants me to repay my late father’s $40,000 wedding gift.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
“About two months after his funeral, my stepmother called and said she wanted the money back.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
As my colleague Aymann Ismail has reported, El-Sayed has struggled to convince some core Democratic constituencies, including Black Michiganders, that he will improve their lives.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
A man wearing suspenders and a brown bowler stoops, shoving thick cloth into my hand.
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
Why I should find it a pleasure, in France, to imagine my- self in Italy, is more than I can say; the illusion has never lasted long enough to be analyzed.
From A Little Tour in France by Henry James
"M. Letourneur and my- self were both of us disturbed by a very unusual commotion overhead."
From The Survivors of the Chancellor by Jules Verne
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
In Washington, demonstrators gathered at the Lincoln Memorial carrying signs reading “VOTE EARLY” and “HANDS OFF MY VOTE!”
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
“OH MY GOD! There is a shared message board,” one agent wrote, according to a report by AI safety nonprofit Model Evaluation and Threat Research that analyzed the transcripts with OpenAI’s permission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Pelt added: “She was MY sister and protector.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025
The programme will be renamed Love Songs with Michael Ball - but the singer said he wanted to "ensure that this won't be just MY show, but OUR show".
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024
“OUT OF MY WAY!” shouted Mrs. Weasley to the three girls, and with a swipe of her wand she began to duel.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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