me
pronoun
the objective case of I, used as a direct or indirect object.
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me
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[mee]
/ mi /
pronoun
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the objective case of I, used as a direct or indirect object.
They asked me to the party. Give me your hand.
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Informal. (used instead of the pronoun I in the predicate after the verbto be ).
It's me.
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Informal. (used instead of the pronoun my before a gerund).
Did you hear about me getting promoted?
adjective
Me
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American
abbreviation
Chemistry.
ME
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Me.
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American
abbreviation
M.E.
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abbreviation
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(often lowercase) managing editor.
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Master of Education.
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Master of Engineering.
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Mechanical Engineer.
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Methodist Episcopal.
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Mining Engineer.
ME
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British
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Maine
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Marine Engineer
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Mechanical Engineer
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Methodist Episcopal
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Mining Engineer
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Middle English
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(in titles) Most Excellent
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myalgic encephalopathy
me
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British
/ mɪ, miː /
pronoun
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refers to the speaker or writer
that shocks me
he gave me the glass
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(when used an an indirect object) a dialect word for myself
I want to get me a car
noun
Me
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British
symbol
Me.
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British
abbreviation
me
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/ miː /
noun
me
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abbreviation
me
Idioms
Grammar
A traditional rule governing the case of personal pronouns after forms of the verb to be is that the nominative or subjective form ( I; she; he; we; they ) must be chosen. Some 400 years ago, owing to the feeling that the postverb position in a sentence is object rather than subject territory, me and other objective pronouns ( him; her; us; them ) began to replace the subjective forms after be, so that It is I became It is me. Today such constructions— It's me. That's him. It must be them. —are almost universal in speech, the context in which they usually occur. In formal speech or edited writing, the subjective forms are used: It was I who first noticed the problem. My brother was the one who called our attention to the problem, but it wasn't he who solved it. It had been she at the window, not her husband. 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. 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.
Etymology
Origin of me
First recorded before 900; Middle English me, Old English mē (dative and accusative singular); cognate with Dutch mij, Old High German mir; akin to Greek emé, Irish mé “I, me,” Latin mē, Russian menjá
Example Sentences
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Tenzin Choekyi, 21, at first imagined a minor accident, but then came the details "and a wave of absolute terror hit me."
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
When that was met with no hesitations, that was a pivotal part of me taking this job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"Stop looking at your phone screen. Just look at me," BTS member Jungkook teased the audience at one concert.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Such austerity only whetted my childhood fondness for concoctions that now make me wince: grape soda, root beer, orange Fanta, even a hideous insipid confection known as cream soda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Tell me what enemy taunted him and Grandpa.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Now, with “No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto” — which in English translates to “I Don’t Regret Feeling So Much” — Karol G swaps her vibrant, tropical facade for a soft blue vulnerability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The group have not released a studio album since The Score in 1996, which was one of the defining albums of its generation, featuring the hits Ready or Not, Fu-Gee-La and Killing Me Softly.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Sam Lansky, who worked with Britney Spears on The Woman in Me, collaborated with Griffin on the book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Voters rejected the proposal in every county in the Show Me State, according to Scott LaCombe at the University of Missouri.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Me, definitely a member of us, certainly someone who gets noticed for something other than his stink.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
ME, sometimes referred to as chronic fatigue syndrome, is a chronic and complex multi-system condition.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Rob Messenger, from Carmarthenshire, campaigns on behalf of patients and carers after two of his children were diagnosed with ME in their teens.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Alwen Davies, 46, from Denbighshire, was diagnosed with moderate ME in 2023.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Funded by the Buckinghamshire-based ME Association and carried out at Imperial College London, the Rosetta Stone study hopes to look for biomarkers and "decode the immunological profile" of both conditions.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
Halfway there, he stopped and called in a loud voice: "SEE ME? I'M UP!"
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
Dr Brown said he was referring to the so-called special relationship between Britain and the US, rather than a personal bond, but President Bush's wife Barbara also signed, adding: "Me. Too."
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2024
“Me. Me. Me. Me first. Me first,” Russell said Wednesday when asked about what he’s looking for when it comes to setting up his teammates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
“Oh, that’s easy. Me. I said it first,” Biden said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
Sarah Cotsen, who lives outside Portland, Me., threw a dinner party recently, the first she’d hosted since the pandemic started.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
“But you should have told someone, Candi. Me. Your mom. Brandon’s mother. Any adult.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
“While large islands are en vogue, don’t underestimate the beauty of a small galley or U-shaped kitchen,” Meghan Eisenberg, of Studio M.E., told Homes and Gardens.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
A colorful raconteur who said she always loved pen names and disguises, Ms. Meaker wrote children’s books as Mary James and young-adult novels as M.E.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2022
On TV, he had recurring roles on the soap operas "The Doctors" and "Falcon Crest" and guest spots on "Benson," "Charlie’s Angels," "Quincy, M.E.,"
From Fox News ● Aug. 4, 2021
According to FAA records, the twin-engine Golden Eagle Cessna is registered to M.E.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
Its M.E. senses of “clerkship” and “learning” have long since fallen obsolete.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
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