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 verbto be ).
It's me.
Informal. (used instead of the pronoun my before a gerund).
Did you hear about me getting promoted?
(often lowercase) managing editor.
Master of Education.
Master of Engineering.
Mechanical Engineer.
Methodist Episcopal.
Mining Engineer.
Maine
Marine Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Methodist Episcopal
Mining Engineer
Middle English
(in titles) Most Excellent
myalgic encephalopathy
refers to the speaker or writer
that shocks me
he gave me the glass
(when used an an indirect object) a dialect word for myself
I want to get me a car
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.
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
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Bisignano said: “My experience working for leaders such as Jamie Dimon, Sandy Weill, Tony Terracciano, Henry Kravis and Scott Nuttall has prepared me for the privilege of serving the American people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"I wanted to develop the skills that allowed me to work on the cars that I love and excite me, like the Peugeot 205 GTi," says Leicestershire-based Priestley.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
With that, time for me to take my leave.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
I never hated the sport — it just never moved me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Don’t you want me to be tough? Become a man?”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Dej Tobolowsky with her daughter, Dior, 6, during a Mommy & Me tennis class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Me Out of Here! in 2024, thanked the listeners who have tuned in to him over the years but feels it is "time for a change".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
He said his upcoming presidential memoir, "Promise Me, America," would be about the "challenges we faced as a nation, about the decisions I made, and why I made them."
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Purists will be delighted by the inclusion of “Hit Me in the Head,” which Watts performed shortly before his death in 2021.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Me and Lloyd slumped to school through clouds of midges.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in north Wales has expanded its Long Covid service to include ME patients, using funding from the Welsh government's Adferiad programme.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Consultant physiotherapist Claire Jones said the service ensured people with any severity of ME could now receive "individualised support".
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Not everyone with ME is affected in the same way.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Alwen Davies, 46, from Denbighshire, was diagnosed with moderate ME in 2023.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
ME: Guys, this weird man came into La Cocina today and told us he’d just opened a place few blocks from the restaurant.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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
At Emily’s lowest moment, her erratic best friend since childhood, Chess Chandler, reappears in her life with this irresistible proposition: “You. Me. Italy.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2023
“Oh, that’s easy. Me. I said it first,” Biden said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
Shawn French, 51, a video game writer in Limerick, Me., and his wife welcomed her widowed father into their home three years ago.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
“I’m so lucky. Other guys have sisters that set them up with dates with gorgeous girls. Me. I got a sister who makes me more aware of the language.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
“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
“Melissa Etheridge: This Is M.E. Live in LA” captures the rocker in concert at the Orpheum Theatre in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2021
Long before this country entered the war Dean M.E.
From The University of Michigan by Shaw, Wilfred
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