mine
1[ mahyn ]
/ maɪn /
pronoun
a form of the possessive case of I used as a predicate adjective: The yellow sweater is mine.
something that belongs to me: Mine is the red car.
Archaic. my (used before a word beginning with a vowel or a silent h, or following a noun): mine eyes; lady mine.
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Definition for mine (2 of 3)
mine2
[ mahyn ]
/ maɪn /
noun
verb (used without object), mined, min·ing.
verb (used with object), mined, min·ing.
Origin of mine
2First recorded in 1275–1325; 1875–80 for def. 5; Middle English verb minen, from Old French miner (cognate with Provençal, Spanish minar, Italian minare ), from assumed Vulgar Latin mīnāre, probably from an unattested Celtic base mein-; compare Middle Irish méin, Welsh mwyn “ore, mineral”; Middle English noun from Middle French, perhaps noun derivative of miner “to mine”; compare Medieval Latin mina “mine, mineral”
OTHER WORDS FROM mine
un·mined, adjectiveDefinition for mine (3 of 3)
Min.E.
Mineral Engineer.
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British Dictionary definitions for mine (1 of 2)
mine1
/ (maɪn) /
pronoun
something or someone belonging to or associated with memine is best
of mine belonging to or associated with me
determiner
(preceding a vowel) an archaic word for my 1 mine eyes; mine host
Word Origin for mine
Old English mīn; compare Old High German, Old Norse mīn, Dutch mijn
British Dictionary definitions for mine (2 of 2)
mine2
/ (maɪn) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of mine
minable or mineable, adjectiveWord Origin for mine
C13: from Old French, probably of Celtic origin; compare Irish mein, Welsh mwyn ore, mine
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Scientific definitions for mine
mine
[ mīn ]
An underground excavation in the Earth from which ore, rock, or minerals can be extracted.
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Idioms and Phrases with mine
mine
see back to the salt mines; gold mine; your guess is as good as mine.
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