I. PRONOUN USE
/maɪn/
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
Mine is the first person singular possessive pronoun. A speaker or writer uses mine to refer to something that belongs or relates to himself or herself.
Her right hand is inches from mine...
I’m looking for a friend of mine who lives here.
PRON : oft n of PRON
II. NOUN AND VERB USES
/maɪn/
( mines, mining, mined)
1.
A mine is a place where deep holes and tunnels are dug under the ground in order to obtain a mineral such as coal, diamonds, or gold.
...coal mines.
N-COUNT : oft n N
2.
When a mineral such as coal, diamonds, or gold is mined , it is obtained from the ground by digging deep holes and tunnels.
The pit is being shut down because it no longer has enough coal that can be mined economically.
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed
3.
A mine is a bomb which is hidden in the ground or in water and which explodes when people or things touch it.
N-COUNT
4.
If an area of land or water is mined , mines are placed there which will explode when people or things touch them.
The approaches to the garrison have been heavily mined.
VERB : be V-ed , also V n
5.
If you say that someone is a mine of information , you mean that they know a great deal about something.
PHRASE : mine inflects , usu v-link PHR
6.
see also mining