mine

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US /maɪ̯n/ See IPA manual

Freq #413

Meanings

1

pron
The thing or things belonging to me.

That coat is mine, not yours.
2

noun
A deep hole or set of tunnels dug to take out coal, gold, or other minerals.

His father worked down the coal mine for thirty years.
3

noun
A hidden bomb that explodes when touched or stepped on.

The soldiers had to clear the field of mines before crossing.
4

verb
To dig minerals such as coal or gold out of the ground.

Gold has been mined in this region for over a century.

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Forms minedmines

Derived forms antiminecoalminecounterminedeminegoldmineintermineironminelandminemegamineminabilityminablemine-clearing

Related forms he herherselfhersenhershernhimhimselfhisselfhissenhishishisnimeithititselfhitselfitshis

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mine detector
a device used to locate buried explosive mines

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Etymology

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, Swedish and Norwegian min, Icelandic mín.

min Middle English mīn Old English *mīn Proto-West Germanic *mīnaz Proto-Germanic *méynos Proto-Indo-European

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# mine

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** pron, noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /maɪ̯n/
**Frequency rank:** 413

## Meanings
1. The thing or things belonging to me.
2. A deep hole or set of tunnels dug to take out coal, gold, or other minerals.
3. A hidden bomb that explodes when touched or stepped on.
4. To dig minerals such as coal or gold out of the ground.

## Examples
- That coat is mine, not yours.
- His father worked down the coal mine for thirty years.
- The soldiers had to clear the field of mines before crossing.
- Gold has been mined in this region for over a century.

## Derived Forms
- antimine
- coalmine
- countermine
- demine
- goldmine
- intermine
- ironmine
- landmine
- megamine
- minability
- minable
- mine-clearing

## Related Forms
- he
- her
- herselfhersen
- hershern
- him
- himselfhisselfhissen
- his
- hishisn
- ime
- ithit
- itselfhitself
- itshis

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: min
- Root: mīn
- Root: *mīn
- Root: *mīnaz
- Root: *méynos

## Etymology
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, Swedish and Norwegian min, Icelandic mín.

## AI Etymology
Mine comes 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, Swedish and Norwegian min, Icelandic mín. In present-day English its meanings include the thing or things belonging to me, a deep hole or set of tunnels dug to take out coal, gold, or other minerals, and a hidden bomb that explodes when touched or stepped on. The historical chain runs through min (Middle English), mīn (Old English), *mīn (Proto-West Germanic), *mīnaz (Proto-Germanic), and *méynos (Proto-Indo-European).

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- Grammar & Function Words

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