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Old English mīn

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mine

  1. Non-premodifying possessive case of I. My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me. (See usage notes below.)

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  • My and mine are essentially two forms of the same word, with my being used attributively before the noun, and mine being used in all other cases; hence:
    No, that's not my car. (attributive use)
    That car next to it isn't mine, either. (predicative use)
    Mine is the one over there, on the far right. (substantive use)
    Mine for only a week so far, it already feels like an old friend. (absolute use)
  • In archaic use, this word is occasionally used attributively after the noun, in which case mine is used:
  • In the above respects, this word is analogous to most of the other possessive pronouns, as well as a number of other noun modifiers, such as lone/alone.
  • Historically, my originally came to be used only before a consonant sound, and later came to be used regardless of the following sound. Nonetheless, mine still sees archaic pre-vocalic use:

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From Middle English mine < French mine < Mediaeval Latin mina (a mine) < minare (to open a mine, lead from place to place) < Late Latin minare (to drive (as by threats)) < minae (threats); see menace; cf. minatory, etc.

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Singular
mine

Plural
mines

mine (plural mines)

Cutaway view of an anti-tank landmine
  1. An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
  2. (military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
  3. (military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
  4. (pyrotechnics) A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
  5. (entomology) The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.

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Infinitive
to mine

Third person singular
mines

Simple past
mined

Past participle
mined

Present participle
mining

to mine (third-person singular simple present mines, present participle mining, simple past and past participle mined)

Mining, removing ore from the ground
  1. (transitive) To remove (ore) from the ground.
    Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only place in the world where visitors can mine their own diamonds.
  2. (transitive) To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
    We had to slow our advance after the enemy mined the road ahead of us.
  3. (transitive) To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).

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  • IPA: /miːnə/, [ˈmiːnə], [ˈmiːn̩]

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mine c. (singular definite minen, plural indefinite miner)

  1. look, air, mien
  2. mine
  3. pit

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mine

  1. (possessive) Plural form of min

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[edit] Etymology 1

Vulgar Latin *mina, from Celtic *meina.

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mine f. (plural mines)

  1. mine (excavation or explosive)

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From Breton min (beak, muzzle).

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mine f.

  1. appearance, physical aspect; expression

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mine f.

  1. Plural form of mina.

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mine f. pl.

  1. Plural form of mină. mines

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mine (stressed accusative form of eu)

  1. me
    iubeşti pe mine? - Do you love me?

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mine

  1. mine
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