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  my

  pronoun

  (a form of the possessive case of I used as an attributive adjective).
• my-
  my-

  variant of myo- before some vowels.
• MY
  MY

  abbreviation

  motor yacht

my

¹ American  

[mahy] / maɪ /

pronoun

1. (a form of the possessive case of I used as an attributive adjective).

   My soup is cold.

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interjection

1. Also (used as an exclamation of mild surprise or dismay).

   My, what a big house this is! My-my, how old he looks!

my- ² American  

1. variant of myo- before some vowels.

   myalgia.

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my ¹ British  

/ maɪ /

determiner

1. of, belonging to, or associated with the speaker or writer (me)

   my own ideas

   do you mind my smoking?

2. used in various forms of address

   my lord

   my dear boy

3. used in various exclamations

   my goodness!

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interjection

1. an exclamation of surprise, awe, etc

   my, how you've grown!

MY ² British  

abbreviation

1. motor yacht

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my ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Malaysia

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my- ⁴ British  

combining form

1. a variant of myo-

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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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“I didn’t revisit it before Game 1, so that’s my fault. I did have a conversation today. So, yeah, we’ve managed that one going forward.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

We have $1.6 million in retirement accounts, a little more than half of which belongs to my husband.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Putting all of it together, my message to the world’s economic policymakers next week will be this: we cannot keep delaying necessary policy action—you have the tools, now have the wisdom to use them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"She was like a sister. We even got pregnant together - me with my daughter and her with Ariel. They became best friends also. We used to laugh that they were going to marry."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Father’s grateful that Caesar is my friend, too.

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

For my- self, I confess that I swallowed my portion of fish as it was — raw and bleeding.

From The Survivors of the Chancellor by Jules Verne

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

“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

One such message from an agent said: "OH MY GOD! There is a shared message board … We've found other agents!"

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

“I’m going to live up to MY standard. I’m going to respect OUR tradition at Georgetown. I’m going to respect our legacy,” Cooley said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2023

“OH MY GOODNESS!! Welcome to the world sweet girl! You have the best grandpa in the universe!!” his co-host Savannah Guthrie commented.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2023

But it’s MY birthday and that’s what I want.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine