I. (|)mē, _mi pronoun, objective case of i
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mē; akin to Old High German mi h me, Old Norse & Gothic mi k, Latin me, Greek me, Sanskrit mā
1. : i:
a.
(1) — used as indirect object of a verb
gave me a book
(2) — used as indirect object in some archaic or obsolete expressions (as meseems ) and usually written solid with the verb element of such expressions; compare methinks
(3) — used chiefly archaically as a vague indirect object simply to suggest the concern or involvement of the one speaking or writing
tie me up this tress instantly — Laurence Sterne
and sometimes used merely to fill out a sentence and having little or no meaning
he enters me his name in the book — Charles Lamb
b. — used as object of a preposition
stand behind me
c. — used as direct object of a verb
they know me very well
d. — used in comparisons after than and as when the first term in the comparison is the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition
likes him better than me
would more gladly give him the money than me
would be as helpful to you as me
e.
(1) — used in absolute or elliptical constructions
who, me
especially together with a prepositional phrase, adjective, or participle
I was hungry and tired, and me without a cent to my name
me looking like a perfect fool, she scarcely glanced in my direction
(2) — used in interjectional phrases typically to express unhappiness
ah me
or surprise
dear me
of the one speaking or writing or to express some other state or emotion indicated by an adjective that usually precedes
poor me
unlucky me
and that occasionally follows archaically
me miserable which way shall I fly infinite wrath and infinite despair — John Milton
f. — used by speakers on all educational levels and by many reputable writers though disapproved by some grammarians in the predicate after forms of be, in comparisons after than and as when the first term in the comparison is the subject of a verb, and in other positions where it is itself neither the subject of a verb nor the object of a verb or preposition
be thou me , impetuous one — P.B.Shelley
it's me
you're as big as me
me and my big mouth
g. — used in substandard speech and formerly also by reputable writers as the subject of a verb which it does not immediately precede or as part of the compound subject of a verb
there was left surviving only me — Oliver Goldsmith
me and my wife never go any more
2. : myself — used reflexively as indirect object of a verb
I'm going to get me a wife
object of a preposition
I don't know whether to leave it here or take it with me
or direct object of a verb
if I don't respect me , nobody else will
3. — used like the adjective my with a gerund by speakers and writers on all educational levels though disapproved by some grammarians
disapprove of me being so cheerful — S.E.White
II. noun
( -s )
1. : i III
2. dialect : what belongs to me
III. _mē, mi
dialect
variant of my