mine

mine
I UK [maɪn] / US pronoun ***
Summary:

Mine is a possessive pronoun, being a possessive form of I. It can refer to a singular or plural noun, and it can be used as the subject, object, or complement of a verb or the object of a preposition: The glass on the left is mine. ♦ Your hands aren't as big as mine.
used for showing that something belongs to or is connected with you when you are the person speaking or writing

Can I borrow your keys? I can't find mine.

Most people would think a job like mine utterly boring.

This must be your T-shirt. Mine has stains on it.

of mine:

I got the idea from a friend of mine.


II UK [maɪn] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "mine":
singular mine plural mines
*
1) a large hole or tunnel in the ground from which people take coal, gold etc
2) a bomb that is hidden under the ground or under water and explodes when someone or something touches it
•

a mine of information (on/about) — someone or something that can provide you with a lot of information, gossip etc

The Internet is a mine of information on gardening.


III UK [maɪn] / US verb
Word forms "mine":
present tense I/you/we/they mine he/she/it mines present participle mining past tense mined past participle mined
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1) [intransitive/transitive] to dig a large hole or tunnel in the ground in order to get coal, gold etc, or to take coal, gold etc from such a hole or tunnel

an area where tin is mined

mine for:

People still mine for coal in this area.

2) [transitive] to hide bombs under the ground or under water

The road was heavily mined.


IV UK [maɪn] / US determiner
an old word meaning "my"

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Synonyms:
, / , (secretly)


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  • Mine-s — désamorcée par un parachutiste américain La Mine S (Schrapnellmine) est le nom donné à la version la plus connue d une série de mines antipersonnel développées et fabriquées en Allemagne dans les années 1930. Il s agissait de l une des premières… …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Mine — (v. lat. mina „Erzader“) bezeichnet: ein Bergwerk militärische Stollen, welche durch Mineure unter gegnerische Stellungen gegraben wurden, um diese zu zerstören, siehe Minenkrieg einen Sprengkörper, der im Gelände oder Wasser als Sperre verlegt… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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