me1
Syllabification: (me)
Pronunciation: /mē/
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Definition of me
pronoun
- 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.
Origin:
Old English mē, 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 mā
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).