mine

CEFRB1

/maɪ̯n/

pronoun · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    pronoun

    Belonging to or connected with me.

  2. 02

    noun

    A deep hole where valuable minerals are taken from the ground.

Examples

  • The engine is used for pumping water out of the mine.

  • Your situation is analogous to mine.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

pronoun

Extra meanings

  1. That or those belonging to me.

  2. Used predicatively.

  3. Used substantively, with an implied noun.

More examples

In context

  • The house itself is mine, but the land is not.

  • These things aren't mine!

  • Mine has been a long journey.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The workers dug deep into the earth to find the gold blank.

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Origin

pronoun

From Middle English min, myn, from Old English mīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méynos. Cognate with Saterland Frisian mien, West Frisian myn, Dutch mijn, Low German mien, German mein, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish min, Faroese and Icelandic mín.