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mine

mine

∞ 1.0
Shows that something belongs to the speaker
  • pronoun
  • /maɪn/
: mío
  • This toy is mine, and I don’t want anyone to take it!
  • a friend of mine
  • you're mine
  • yours and mine

Examples

  • A FRIEND OF MINE MAKES SOME REALLY INTERESTING JEWELRY.

  • After searching everywhere, I found my lost keys; they are mine.

  • There is no doubt in my mind this is real.

  • I'm going to be building my own gaming PC.

  • OH, I WANT YOU TO MEET A FRIEND OF MINE, DOC REID.

  • INSPECTOR ROBERT HIGHLAND, THIS IS A FRIEND OF MINE.

  • The final decision on the project budget is mine alone.

Idioms

words, not mine
  • Informal
10 8.6

Something someone else says that you do not agree with

Something you say when you do not know the answer any more than the other person does

Saying you repeat someone else's words to show you do not agree

Compounds

gold mine
  • Informal
36 3.2

A source of many useful things like information or money

22 2.8

A place underground where people dig coal

16 4.1

A bomb buried in the ground that explodes when someone steps on or moves it

mine host
  • Archaic
15 9.9

A man who welcomes and looks after guests at an inn

12 3.3

A place where people dig to find gold

5 3.7

A place where people dig copper from the ground

A North American union for people who work in mines

2 3.4

A place where people dig to take silver from the ground

mine detector
  • Specialized
2 4.9

A device that finds explosive mines buried on land or underwater

strip mine
  • Specialized
2 6.0

An open area where workers remove earth and rock to get minerals near the surface

1 4.0

A place underground where people dig out salt for use

A union that represents miners in the United States

claymore mine
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A small bomb that explodes in one direction to hit people nearby

run-of-the-mine
  • Informal
1 7.2

Common and not special

1 5.3

A mine where workers dig sulfur from the ground

magnetic mine
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Underwater bomb that explodes when it senses a ship's metal hull

mine disposal
  • Specialized
1 6.1

Making landmines safe or removing them

mine run
  • Archaic
1 8.4

Not special or interesting

salt mine
  • Informal
1 7.1

A joking name for a job or workplace where people do hard, boring work

marine mine
  • Specialized
1 7.7

An underwater bomb placed to damage or sink ships

floating mine
  • Specialized
8.2

A bomb that floats on water and explodes when a ship hits it

A topic that causes strong arguments and trouble

mine cage
  • Specialized
8.0

An enclosed platform that moves people and supplies up and down a mine shaft

mine pig
  • Archaic
9.7

Pure iron made directly from iron ore without recycled metal

A bomb hidden in the ground that explodes when stepped on or driven over

hidden gold mine
  • Informal
6.0

A place or thing that has valuable information not easy to find

Surface Forms

mine subject case
mine object case
my possessive determiner
mine possessive pronoun
myself reflexive

Etymology

Mine meaning 'belonging to me' comes from an old English word min that meant 'my', so when you say 'this is mine' you are saying 'this is my thing'.