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me1

Syllabification: (me)
Pronunciation: /mē/

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Definition of me

pronoun

[first person singular]
  • 1used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition:do you understand me? wait for me!Compare with I2.
  • used after the verb “to be” and after “than” or “as”:hi, it’s me you have more than me
  • informal to or for myself:I’ve got me a job
  • 2 informal used in exclamations:dear me! silly me!

Phrases

me and mine

/ˈmē ən ˈmīn/ my relatives.

Origin:

Old English , accusative and dative of I2, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mij, German mir (dative), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin me, Greek (e)me, and Sanskrit

1 Traditional grammar teaches that it is correct to say between you and me and incorrect to say between you and I. For details, see between (usage). 2 Which of the following is correct: you have more than me, or you have more than I? See personal pronoun (usage).

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