Mine Meaning and Definition

Word: Mine

How to pronounce: maɪn

Possessive pronoun

Definitions:

1. Used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with the speaker.

Example sentences: "You go your way and I'll go mine"

Possessive determiner

Definitions:

1. (used before a vowel) my.

Example sentences: "Tears did fill mine eyes"

Noun

Definitions:

1. An excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals.

Example sentences: "A copper mine"

2. A type of bomb placed on or just below the surface of the ground or in the water that detonates when disturbed by a person, vehicle, or ship.

Example sentences: "His jeep ran over a mine and he was killed"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Obtain (coal or other minerals) from a mine.

Example sentences: "The company came to the area to mine phosphate"

2. Lay explosive mines on or just below the surface of (the ground or water)

Example sentences: "The area was heavily mined"

Synonyms:

mining camp

goldmine

landmine

land mine

colliery

coalmine

underground mines

mineshaft

pit

my

mother lode

Derivations:

mining

miner

mined

mineable

mineral

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Mine in Other Languages...

Spanish: Mina

German: Mine

French: Mine

Italian: Miniera

Turkish: Ben