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mine

mine

41 1.0
Shows that something belongs to the speaker
  • pronoun
  • /maɪn/
translation icon : 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

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

words, not mine
  • Informal
8.6

Something someone else says that you do not agree with

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

Compounds

29 4.1

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

26 2.8

A place underground where people dig coal

gold mine
  • Informal
21 3.2

A source of many useful things like information or money

9 3.3

A place where people dig to find gold

4 3.7

A place where people dig copper from the ground

4 4.0

A place underground where people dig out salt for use

3 3.4

A place where people dig to take silver from the ground

A North American union for people who work in mines

strip mine
  • Specialized
2 6.0

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

mine disposal
  • Specialized
1 6.1

Making landmines safe or removing them

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

1 5.3

A mine where workers dig sulfur from the ground

mine detector
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A device that finds explosive mines buried on land or underwater

mine host
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A man who welcomes and looks after guests at an inn

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

magnetic mine
  • Specialized
8.1

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

marine mine
  • Specialized
7.7

An underwater bomb placed to damage or sink ships

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

mine run
  • Archaic
8.4

Not special or interesting

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

run-of-the-mine
  • Informal
7.2

Common and not special

salt mine
  • Informal
7.1

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

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'.