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mine

[ mahyn ]

/ maɪn /

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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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Origin of mine

before 900; Middle English; Old English mīn my; cognate with Old Norse mīn, German mein, Gothic meina; see me

Words nearby mine

mindoro, mindscape, mindset, mindshare, mindszenty, mine, mine detector, mine dump, mine examiner, mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord, mineable

Definition for mine (2 of 4)

mine²

[ mahyn ]

/ maɪn /

noun

an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.

a place where such minerals may be obtained, either by excavation or by washing the soil.

a natural deposit of such minerals.

an abundant source; store: a mine of information.

a device containing a charge of explosive in a watertight casing, floating on or moored beneath the surface of the water for the purpose of blowing up an enemy ship that strikes it or passes close by it.

a similar device used on land against personnel or vehicles; land mine.

a subterranean passage made to extend under an enemy's works or position, as for the purpose of securing access or of depositing explosives for blowing up a military position.

a passageway in the parenchyma of a leaf, made by certain insects.

verb (used without object), mined, min·ing.

to dig in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, etc.; make a mine.

to extract coal, ore, or the like, from a mine.

to make subterranean passages.

to place or lay mines, as in military or naval operations.

verb (used with object), mined, min·ing.

to dig in (earth, rock, etc.) in order to obtain ores, coal, etc.

to extract (ore, coal, etc.) from a mine.

to avail oneself of or draw useful or valuable material from: to mine every reference book available in writing the term paper.

to use, especially a natural resource: to mine the nation's forests.

to make subterranean passages in or under; burrow.

to make (passages, tunnels, etc.) by digging or burrowing.

to dig away or remove the foundations of.

to place or lay military or naval mines under: to mine an enemy supply road.

Agriculture. to grow crops in (soil) over an extended time without fertilizing.

to remove (a natural resource) from its source without attempting to replenish it.

Origin of mine

1275–1325; 1875–80 for def 5; (v.) Middle English minen < Old French miner (cognate with Provençal, Spanish minar, Italian minare) < Vulgar Latin *mīnāre, probably < a Celtic base *mein-; compare MIr méin, Welsh mwyn ore, mineral; (noun) Middle English < Middle French, perhaps noun derivative of miner; compare Medieval Latin mina mine, mineral

SYNONYMS FOR mine

4 supply, stock, fund, hoard.

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OTHER WORDS FROM mine

un·mined, adjective

Definition for mine (3 of 4)

[ ahy ]

/ aɪ /

pronoun, nominative I, possessive my or mine, objective me; plural nominative we, possessive our or ours, objective us.

the nominative singular pronoun, used by a speaker in referring to himself or herself.

noun, plural I's.

(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).

Metaphysics. the ego.

Origin of I

before 900; Middle English ik, ich, i; Old English ic, ih; cognate with German ich, Old Norse ek, Latin ego, Greek egṓ, OCS azŭ, Lithuanian aš, Sanskrit ahám

usage note for I

See me.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH I

aye eye I

Definition for mine (4 of 4)

Min.E.

Mineral Engineer.

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Example sentences from the Web for mine

There was a lot of prison fiction from movies and books to mine.
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I gave a reading last week with someone who had taken a class of mine.
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I wanted to be anonymous, as some of these people were friends of mine.
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It reminds me of an uncle of mine who said the London Blitz was irritating.
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She then concluded with the assertion that, “The story and the characters of Girl Online are mine.”
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All the epochs that have existed since God first formed the world are mine to play with!
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In a word, my love, however little it might reach her heart, was everything to mine.
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Their destiny is in your hand and mine—a free Nation without a slave—the hope, refuge and inspiration of the world.
The Southerner|Thomas Dixon
It's a week since they started from the mine, and you'd ha' thought they'd be here now.
The Gully of Bluemansdyke|A. Conan Doyle
Poor innocent Euneece had followed me to the hotel, and had got her directions, as I had got mine.
The Legacy of Cain|Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for mine (1 of 6)

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 6)

mine²

/ (maɪn) /

noun

a system of excavations made for the extraction of minerals, esp coal, ores, or precious stones

any deposit of ore or minerals

a lucrative source or abundant supplyshe was a mine of information

a device containing an explosive designed to destroy ships, vehicles, or personnel, usually laid beneath the ground or in water

a tunnel or sap dug to undermine a fortification

a groove or tunnel made by certain insects, esp in a leaf

verb

to dig into (the earth) for (minerals)

to make (a hole, tunnel, etc) by digging or boring

to place explosive mines in position below the surface of (the sea or land)

to undermine (a fortification) by digging mines or saps

another word for undermine

Derived forms of mine

minable or mineable, adjective

Word Origin for mine

C13: from Old French, probably of Celtic origin; compare Irish mein, Welsh mwyn ore, mine

British Dictionary definitions for mine (3 of 6)

I

/ (aɪ) /

noun plural i's, I's or Is

the ninth letter and third vowel of the modern English alphabet

any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in bite or hit

something shaped like an I
(in combination)an I-beam

dot the i's and cross the t's to pay meticulous attention to detail

British Dictionary definitions for mine (4 of 6)

symbol for

the imaginary number √–1Also called: j

British Dictionary definitions for mine (5 of 6)

I¹

/ (aɪ) /

pronoun

(subjective) refers to the speaker or writer

Word Origin for I

C12: reduced form of Old English ic; compare Old Saxon ik, Old High German ih, Sanskrit ahám

British Dictionary definitions for mine (6 of 6)

I²

symbol for

chem iodine

physics current

physics isospin

logic a particular affirmative categorial statement, such as some men are married, often symbolized as SiPCompare A, E, O 1

(Roman numeral) oneSee Roman numerals

abbreviation for

Italy (international car registration)

Word Origin for I

(for sense 4) from Latin (aff) i (rmo) I affirm

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Medical definitions for mine

The symbol for the elementiodine

i The symbol forcurrent

Scientific definitions for mine (1 of 3)

mine

[ mīn ]

An underground excavation in the Earth from which ore, rock, or minerals can be extracted.

Scientific definitions for mine (2 of 3)

[ ī ]

The number whose square is equal to -1. Numbers expressed in terms of i are called imaginary or complex numbers.

Scientific definitions for mine (3 of 3)

The symbol for electric current.

The symbol for iodine.

Idioms and Phrases with mine (1 of 2)

mine

see back to the salt mines; gold mine; your guess is as good as mine.

Idioms and Phrases with mine (2 of 2)

see dot the i's and cross the t's.

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verb (used without object), mined, min·ing.

verb (used with object), mined, min·ing.

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Definition for mine (3 of 4)

pronoun, nominative I, possessive my or mine, objective me; plural nominative we, possessive our or ours, objective us.

noun, plural I's.

Origin of I

usage note for I

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noun

verb

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I

noun plural i's, I's or Is

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symbol for

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pronoun

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symbol for

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