Meaning

5 senses
  1. That or those belonging to me.

    Used predicatively.

    The house itself is mine, but the land is not.

    These books are mine.

    mein, meins

    мойmoj

    мійmij, моя́mojá

  2. Used substantively, with an implied noun.

    Mine has been a long journey.

  3. Used absolutely, set off from the sentence.

    Mine for only a week so far, it already feels like an old friend.

  4. (informal)My house or home.

    We had the party at mine.

  5. As double possessive.

    This house of mine is over 100 years old.

    You have something of mine.

Examples

2023 sentences
  1. Your problem is similar to mine.

    Твоя проблема схожа на мою. — deniko

    ruТвоя проблема похожа на мою. — redscorp

    deDein Problem ist meinem ähnlich. — xtofu80

  2. Your bike is better than mine.

    Твій велосипед кращий за мій. — deniko

    ruТвой велик лучше моего. — Mukaltin

    deDein Fahrrad ist besser als meins. — MUIRIEL

  3. Your plan seems better than mine.

    Твій план здається кращим за мій. — deniko

    ruТвой план выглядит лучше моего. — vilnat

    deIhr Plan scheint besser als meiner zu sein. — MUIRIEL

  4. Your opinion is similar to mine.

    Твоя думка схожа на мою. — deniko

    ruТвоё мнение схоже с моим. — Lenin_1917

    deDeine Meinung ist ähnlich wie meine. — mayabe

  5. Your method is different from mine.

    Твій метод відрізняється від мого. — anastasishko

    ruТвой метод отличается от моего. — odexed

    deDeine Methode ist anders als meine. — Aldain

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
that which belongs to me:
Русский
By meaning 1
that which belongs to me:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
that which belongs to me:

Origin

From Middle English min, myn, from Old English mīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Pr

From Middle English min, myn, from Old English mīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méynos.

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Word family

26 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • friend of mine
  • better than mine
  • these are mine
  • similar to mine
  • older than mine
  • different from mine
  • student of mine
  • books are mine
  • cleaner than mine
  • relative of mine
  • larger than mine
  • of mine in

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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