The word mine means

Recent Examples on the Web

Modules include Anti-submarine warfare, mine countermeasures, surface warfare, and special warfare missions.


—Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023




Competitive grants: Details on how to compete for $450 million newly available for clean energy demonstration projects on current and former mine land.


—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023




Many companies had devised protocols for withdrawing from depleted mines, but these were seldom followed; likewise, government regulations around mine closures were weakly enforced.


—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 29 Mar. 2023




And now that authority is mine alone.


—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023




But medical imaging in radiology has come a long way, and the latest artificial intelligence (AI)-driven techniques are going much further: exploiting the massive computing abilities of AI and machine learning to mine body scans for differences that even the human eye can miss.


—Andrew D. Johnson, Time, 4 Nov. 2022




Alaina was never fully mine.


—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2022




Ever thine, ever mine, ever ours.


—Madison Douglas, Seventeen, 29 Mar. 2023




After basic obedience training, they were sent through one of four specialized programs to prepare them for work as sentry dogs, scout or patrol dogs, messenger dogs or mine-detection dogs.


—Kerry J. Byrne, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2023

My grandmother was diagnosed with dementia, and, very recently, a close friend of mine was diagnosed with a brain tumor.


—From Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023




Dozens of energy workers have been killed in missile strikes and mine explosions, and hundreds more injured, Ukrainian officials say.


—Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023




When the center director position opened up, my wife and I agreed that this opportunity would enable me to continue assisting companies (which is a passion of mine) while improving our quality of life.


—Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2023




Gialich is the co-founder of a startup called AstroForge, which aims to mine platinum from asteroids, process the materials in space and then sell the refined commodities back on Earth.


—Denise Chow, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2023




My sister and a friend of mine are against it.


—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023




Sam Hunt’s a really dear friend of mine, and Sam is just a big striking, handsome guy.


—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2023




This other lover of mine was Gloria.


—Negar Azimi, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023




Every day, the woman checks a small clump of flowers growing among the rocks and inspects the soil around them, then drops a stone in an old mine shaft.


—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2023

The bigger disappointment from that night is not simply that Bassett remains unrecognized by the Academy but that she has not yet been offered a role like EEAAO — one that affords her the same unfettered opportunity to mine the depths of a talent Hollywood has forgotten how to foster.


—Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023




These models are trained on huge datasets of text, much of it scraped from the internet, which is mined for statistical patterns.


—James Vincent, The Verge, 14 Mar. 2023




And, since the metals found inside batteries are considered valuable, recycling them minimizes the need to mine for raw materials.


—Katherine Gallagher, Treehugger, 2 Mar. 2023




Ebersole, now a Community College of Baltimore County professor, started her research while mining her early experiences as a teacher for her first novel.


—Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2023




Bad actors will always find ways to exploit weaknesses in any system — to mine it for profit, or plunder its beauty for cruelty’s sake.


—Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023




Lavinsky knew that some of his peers grumbled about his skill at finding underdeveloped pockets of wealth and mining them for new clients.


—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2023




These players often are part of cottage industries in disadvantaged communities who cannot hope to compete with syndicates and Bitcoin pools to mine the larger blocks.


—Mo Ghoneim, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2023




However, the new film struggles to mine clever new ground: A great spin on the usual signature opening – the best since Drew Barrymore met the business end of Ghostface’s blade – eventually leads to an underwhelming, familiar finale.


—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023


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мой, моя, мое, мои, шахта, рудник, мина, добывать, минный

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Словосочетания

a colleague of mine from the bank — мой коллега /сослуживец/ из банка  
he stepped on a dud mine — он наступил на неразорвавшуюся мину  
to develop a mine — обустраивать шахту  
to mine diamonds — добывать алмазы  
to mine / prospect for gold — искать золото  
to mine iron — добывать железо  
all the old loves of mine — все мои прежние романы  
mine heart — моё сердце  
silver mine — серебряный рудник  
to hit / strike a mine — наткнуться на мину  
salt mine — соляная шахта, соляной рудник  
mine inflow — приток (воды) в горную выработку  

Примеры с переводом

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Фразовые глаголы

mine out — полностью выработать месторождение, истощать, полностью вырабатывать

Возможные однокоренные слова

mineable  — допускающий минирование
miner  — шахтер, горняк, рудокоп, минер, забойщик, горнорабочий
minify  — уменьшать, преуменьшать
mining  — добыча, минирование, горный, горнорудный, горнопромышленный
minion  — миньон, фаворит, любимец, креатура, любимый, изящный
minor  — минор, несовершеннолетний подросток, незначительный, несовершеннолетний
undermine  — подрывать, разрушать, подкапывать, подмывать, минировать, делать подкоп
minable  — промышленный, годный для эксплуатации, промышленный
mined  — минированный, добытый, заминированный, добывать, минировать

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: mine
he/she/it: mines
ing ф. (present participle): mining
2-я ф. (past tense): mined
3-я ф. (past participle): mined

noun
ед. ч.(singular): mine
мн. ч.(plural): mines

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• enPR: mīn, IPA^(key): /maɪ̯n/
• Rhymes: -aɪn

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Cognate with Saterland Frisian mien, West Frisian myn, Dutch mijn, Low German mien, German mein, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian min, Icelandic mín.

Alternative forms[edit]

• myne (obsolete)

Pronoun[edit]

mine

1. That which belongs to me.
   1. Used predicatively.

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

   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. Used otherwise not directly before the possessed noun. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

Determiner[edit]

mine

1. My; belonging to me.
   1. (archaic) Used attributively after the noun it modifies.

      • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

        […] Flesh and blood, / You, brother mine, that entertain’d ambition, / […]

   2. (archaic) Used attributively before a vowel.
      • 1862 February, Julia Ward Howe, «The Battle Hymn of the Republic», in The Atlantic Monthly, Volume IX, Number LII, page 10,

        Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: / […]

      • 1930 Winter, Packard Motor Car Company, The Packard Magazine, Volume 9, Number 2, page 6,

        Mine host, it seemed, did favors for everybody…

Usage notes[edit]

• My and mine are essentially two forms of the same word, with my being used attributively before the noun, and mine being used in all other cases, as may be seen in most of the usage examples and quotations above. In this respect, this word is analogous to most of the other possessive pronouns (e.g. your vs. yours), as well as a number of other noun modifiers, such as lone/alone.
• Historically, my came to be used only before a consonant sound, and later came to be used regardless of the following sound. Nonetheless, mine still sees archaic pre-vocalic use, as may be seen in the 1862 quotation above, and in the most formal of writing even into the 20th century.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English, from Old French mine, from Late Latin mina, from Gaulish (compare to Welsh mwyn, Irish mianach (“ore”)), from Proto-Celtic *mēnis (“ore, metal”).

Noun[edit]

mine (plural mines)

1. An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.

   This diamond comes from a mine in South Africa.

   He came out of the coal mine with a face covered in black.

   Most coal and ore comes from open-pit mines nowadays.

2. (figurative) Any source of wealth or resources.

   She’s a mine of information.

   • 1962 December, “Beyond the Channel: U.S.S.R.: Train speeds still rising”, in Modern Railways, page 418:

     To those seeking information about train services on the Continent, Cook’s Continental Guide is always a mine of accurate information.

3. (military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
4. (military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.

   His left leg was blown off after he stepped on a mine.

   The warship was destroyed by floating mines.

   • 1940 May, “Overseas Railways: Icebound Denmark”, in Railway Magazine, page 302:

     Pack ice, at times mounting to a height of 35 ft., snow, fog, and floating mines all played their part in the disorganisation of railway services, and most of the train ferry services were completely suspended for a month or more; […].

5. (pyrotechnics) A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
6. (entomology) The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.
7. (computing) A machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

mine (third-person singular simple present mines, present participle mining, simple past and past participle mined)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To remove (rock or ore) from the ground.

   Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only place in the world where visitors can mine their own diamonds.

2. To dig into, for ore or metal.
   • 1837, Andrew Ure, Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines

     Lead veins have been traced […] but they have not been mined.

3. (transitive) To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).

   We had to slow our advance after the enemy mined the road ahead of us.

4. (transitive) To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
5. (intransitive) To dig a tunnel or hole; to burrow in the earth.

   the mining cony

6. To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.

   • a. 1628 (date written), John Hayward, The Life, and Raigne of King Edward the Sixt, London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press, and J. Lichfield at Oxford?] for Iohn Partridge, […], published 1630, →OCLC:

     They mined the walls.

   • 1814 July 7, [Walter Scott], Waverley; […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh:  […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC:

     Too lazy, perhaps, to cut [these immense trees] down, the spoilers […] had mined them, and placed a quantity of gunpowder in the cavity.

7. (by extension, figurative) To ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
8. (slang) To pick one’s nose.
10. (cryptocurrencies) To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.

    Coordinate term: mint

    • 2021 March 9, Andrew Ross Sorkin, “Bitcoin’s Climate Problem”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

      Bitcoin supporters say that estimates of its carbon footprint are overstated. And if the computers that mine and help transact bitcoins are attached to an electric grid that uses wind and solar power, they add, mining and using it will become cleaner over time.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from French mine.

Noun[edit]

mine (plural mines)

1. Alternative form of mien

Anagrams[edit]

• Emin, Mien, mien

Aromanian[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

mine

1. Alternative form of mini

Crimean Gothic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *mēnô.

Noun[edit]

mine

1. moon
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:

     Mine. Luna.

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪnɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɪnɛ
• Hyphenation: mi‧ne

Verb[edit]

mine

1. third-person singular future indicative of minout

Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /miːnə/, [ˈmiːnə], [ˈmiːn̩]

Noun[edit]

mine c (singular definite minen, plural indefinite miner)

1. look, air, mien
2. (military) mine
3. pit

Inflection[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

mine

1. (possessive) plural of min

See also[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /min/
• Rhymes: -in
• Homophones: minent, mines

Etymology 1[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *mina, Gaulish *meina (see also Welsh mwyn, Irish míanach (“ore”)), from Proto-Celtic *mēnis (“ore, metal”).

Noun[edit]

mine f (plural mines)

1. mine (excavation or explosive)
2. pencil lead
3. (soccer) piledriver, scorcher

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Breton min (“beak, muzzle”) (from Proto-Celtic *mēnis, in the sense of «red»)^[1], or from Italian mina, from Latin minio (“to redden”).^[2]

Noun[edit]

mine f (plural mines)

1. appearance, physical aspect; expression

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From miner.

Verb[edit]

mine

1. inflection of miner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

• “mine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

• mien

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪnʲə/

Adjective[edit]

mine

1. inflection of mion:
   1. genitive feminine singular
   2. comparative degree

Noun[edit]

mine f

1. genitive singular of min

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mine	mhine	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

mine f

1. plural of mina

Anagrams[edit]

• meni

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

mine

1. Rōmaji transcription of みね

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Old French mine.

Noun[edit]

mine f

1. ore vein, mine

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

• Dutch: mijn
• Limburgish: mien

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Determiner[edit]

mine

1. inflection of mijn:
   1. feminine nominative/accusative singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Further reading[edit]

• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “mine (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Middle English[edit]

Determiner[edit]

mine (subjective pronoun I)

1. Alternative form of min

Pronoun[edit]

mine (subjective I)

1. Alternative form of min

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse mínir, or from Old French mine.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mine f or m (definite singular mina or minen, indefinite plural miner, definite plural minene)

1. a mine (excavation or explosive)

Derived terms[edit]

Determiner[edit]

mine

1. plural of min

References[edit]

• “mine” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “min” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /²miːnə/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse mínir, or from Old French mine.

Noun[edit]

mine f (definite singular mina, indefinite plural miner, definite plural minene)

1. a mine (excavation or explosive)

Derived terms[edit]

• minefelt

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

mine (present tense minar/miner, past tense mina/minte, past participle mina/mint, passive infinitive minast, present participle minande, imperative mine/min)

1. Alternative form of mina

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Determiner[edit]

mine

1. plural of min

References[edit]

• “mine” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “min” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Phuthi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nguni *miná.

Pronoun[edit]

miné

1. I, me; first-person singular absolute pronoun.

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

mine

1. inflection of minar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ne/
• Rhymes: -ine

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin mē, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *mēne, or through analogy with cine, from *quene, from quem. It also possibly acquired this ending through adopting the common Latin accusative inflection -inem. Compare tine, sine. Compare also Aromanian mini, Dalmatian main, Neapolitan mene.

Pronoun[edit]

mine (stressed accusative form of eu)

1. (direct object, preceded by preposition, such as «pe», «cu», «la», or «pentru») me

   mă iubești pe mine? ― Do you love me?

[edit]

• mă (unstressed form)

See also[edit]

• tine
• sine

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

mine

1. plural of mină

Scots[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /məin/

Pronoun[edit]

mine

1. mine

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Noun[edit]

mine f

1. genitive singular of min

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
mine	mhine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Sidamo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic *min- (“house, to build”). Cognates include Oromo mana, Burji mina and Hadiyya mine.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈmine/
• Hyphenation: mi‧ne

Noun[edit]

mine m (plural minna f)

1. house
2. household

References[edit]

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 62
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “mine”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈmine/ [ˈmi.ne]
• Rhymes: -ine
• Syllabification: mi‧ne

Verb[edit]

mine

1. inflection of minar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Swazi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nguni *miná.

Pronoun[edit]

miné

1. I, me; first-person singular absolute pronoun.

Asked by: Simeon Kovacek

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Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. These deposits form a mineralized commodity that is of economic interest to the miner.

What is the full meaning of mine?

Management In The Network Economy. Networking.

What is ment by mine?

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. … If an area of land or water is mined, mines are placed there which will explode when people or things touch them.

What does mine mean in love?

1 tr to have a great attachment to and affection for. 2 tr to have passionate desire, longing, and feelings for. 3 tr to like or desire (to do something) very much. 4 tr to make love to.

What mean by mine in Marathi?

IPA: maɪnMarathi: माइन

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mine ¹

 (mīn)

n.

1.

a. A hole or tunnel dug into the earth from which ore or minerals are extracted.

b. A surface excavation where the topmost or exposed layer of earth is removed for extracting its ore or minerals.

c. The site of such a hole, tunnel, or excavation, including its surface buildings and equipment.

2. A deposit of ore or minerals in the earth or on its surface.

3. An abundant supply or source of something valuable: This guidebook is a mine of information.

4.

a. A tunnel dug under an enemy emplacement to destroy it by explosives, cause it to collapse, or gain access to it for an attack.

b. An explosive device used to destroy enemy personnel, shipping, fortifications, or equipment, often placed in a concealed position and designed to be detonated by contact, proximity, or a time fuse.

5. A burrow or tunnel made by an insect, especially one made in a leaf by a leaf miner.

v. mined, min·ing, mines

v.tr.

1.

a. To extract (ore or minerals) from the earth.

b. To dig a mine in (the earth) to obtain ore or minerals.

2.

a. To tunnel under (the earth or a surface feature).

b. To make (a tunnel) by digging.

3. To lay explosive mines in or under.

4. To attack, damage, or destroy by underhand means; subvert.

5. To delve into and make use of; exploit: mine the archives for detailed information.

v.intr.

1.

a. To excavate the earth for the purpose of extracting ore or minerals.

b. To work in a mine.

2. To dig a tunnel under the earth, especially under an enemy emplacement or fortification.

3. To lay explosive mines.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *mīna, probably of Celtic origin.]

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mine ²

 (mīn)

pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to me: The green gloves are mine. If you can’t find your hat, take mine.

adj.A possessive form of I¹Archaic

Used instead of my before an initial vowel or the letter h.

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Our Living Language In Standard English, most possessive pronouns have different forms when used as nouns, or nominals, as in That book is yours, than when used as adjectives, as in That is your book. The two exceptions are his and its, which retain the same form in both usages. The nominal forms all end in -s except for mine. In some Southern US and New England vernacular dialects, all nominal possessive pronouns end in -n, just like mine, as in That book is hern (but not «That’s hern book») and Those cookies are ourn. Although forms such as hisn and hern are highly socially stigmatized, from a strictly linguistic standpoint these forms reflect a natural phenomenon in the development of all languages and dialects: Irregular patterns tend to be regularized, thereby eliminating exceptions to language «rules.» Further, hisn, hern, ourn, yourn, and theirn have a long history in English. They arose in the Middle English period (c. 1100-1500) by analogy with mine and thine, forms that are older than my and thy and that can be traced to Old English (c. 449-1100). Originally, my and thy were used before nouns beginning with consonant sounds, as in my book, while mine and thine were used before nouns beginning with vowel sounds, as in mine eyes—as a and an still are. This distinction persisted into the 1700s. But as nominal pronouns, mine and thine remained unchanged. This invariant use of -n led to its use for all nominal possessive pronouns (except its, which is rarely used nominally, as in That book is its). In fact, these -n forms may be older than the current standard -s forms, which arose late in the Middle English period, by analogy to his. Most likely, hern, ourn, yourn, and theirn originated somewhere in the central area of southern England, since they can still be found throughout many parts of that region. In the United States, the forms appear to be increasingly confined to older speakers in relatively isolated areas, indicating that these features are at last fading from use. In some Southern-based vernacular dialects, particularly African American Vernacular English, the irregular standard English pattern for nominal possessive forms has been regularized by adding -s to mine, as in That book is mines. See Note at an¹

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

mine

(maɪn)

pron

1. something or someone belonging to or associated with me: mine is best.

2. of mine belonging to or associated with me

determiner

(preceding a vowel) an archaic word for my¹: mine eyes; mine host.

[Old English mīn; compare Old High German, Old Norse mīn, Dutch mijn]

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mine

(maɪn)

n

1. (Mining & Quarrying) a system of excavations made for the extraction of minerals, esp coal, ores, or precious stones

2. (Mining & Quarrying) any deposit of ore or minerals

3. a lucrative source or abundant supply: she was a mine of information.

4. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a device containing an explosive designed to destroy ships, vehicles, or personnel, usually laid beneath the ground or in water

5. (Military) a tunnel or sap dug to undermine a fortification

6. (Botany) a groove or tunnel made by certain insects, esp in a leaf

vb

7. (Mining & Quarrying) to dig into (the earth) for (minerals)

8. to make (a hole, tunnel, etc) by digging or boring

9. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to place explosive mines in position below the surface of (the sea or land)

10. (Military) to undermine (a fortification) by digging mines or saps

[C13: from Old French, probably of Celtic origin; compare Irish mein, Welsh mwyn ore, mine]

ˈminable, ˈmineable adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mine¹

(maɪn)

pron.

1. a form of the possessive case of I used as a predicate adjective: The yellow sweater is mine.

2. that or those belonging to me: Mine is on the left.

3. Archaic. my (used before a word beginning with a vowel or a silent h, or following a noun): mine eyes; lady mine.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English mīn my; c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German mīn]

mine²

(maɪn)

n., v. mined, min•ing. n.

1. an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting mineral substances, as ore, coal, or precious stones.

2. a natural deposit of such substances.

3. an abundant source; store: a mine of information.

4. an explosive device floating on or moored just below the surface of the water, used for blowing up an enemy ship that strikes it or passes close by it.

5. a similar device used on land against personnel or vehicles; land mine.

6. an underground passage dug under an enemy’s position so as to deposit explosives that will blow up the position.

7. a passageway in the tissue of a leaf, made by certain insects.

v.i.

8. to dig in the earth for the purpose of extracting a mineral substance; make a mine.

9. to extract a mineral substance from a mine.

10. to make subterranean passages.

11. to place or lay mines, as in military or naval operations.

v.t.

12. to dig in (earth) in order to extract a mineral substance.

13. to extract (a mineral substance) from a mine.

14. to use for extracting useful or valuable material from: to mine every reference book available.

15. to use, esp. a natural resource: to mine the nation’s forests.

16. to make subterranean passages in or under; burrow.

17. to make, as a passage or tunnel, by digging or burrowing.

18. to dig away or remove the foundations of.

19. to place or lay military or naval mines under.

20. to remove (a natural resource) from its source without attempting to replenish it.

[1275–1325; (v.) Middle English < Old French miner < Vulgar Latin *mīnāre, probably < a Celtic base *mein-; (n.) Middle English < Middle French, perhaps n. derivative of miner; compare Medieval Latin mina mine, mineral]

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mine

1. In land mine warfare, an explosive or material, normally encased, designed to destroy or damage ground vehicles, boats, or aircraft, or designed to wound, kill, or otherwise incapacitate personnel. It may be detonated by the action of its victim, by the passage of time, or by controlled means.
2. In naval mine warfare, an explosive device laid in the water with the intention of damaging or sinking ships or of deterring shipping from entering an area. The term does not include devices attached to the bottoms of ships or to harbor installations by personnel operating underwater, nor does it include devices which explode immediately on expiration of a predetermined time after laying. See also land mine warfare; mine warfare.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Mine

 of egoists—Madden.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

mine

Past participle: mined
Gerund: mining

Imperative
mine
mine

Present
I mine
you mine
he/she/it mines
we mine
you mine
they mine

Preterite
I mined
you mined
he/she/it mined
we mined
you mined
they mined

Present Continuous
I am mining
you are mining
he/she/it is mining
we are mining
you are mining
they are mining

Present Perfect
I have mined
you have mined
he/she/it has mined
we have mined
you have mined
they have mined

Past Continuous
I was mining
you were mining
he/she/it was mining
we were mining
you were mining
they were mining

Past Perfect
I had mined
you had mined
he/she/it had mined
we had mined
you had mined
they had mined

Future
I will mine
you will mine
he/she/it will mine
we will mine
you will mine
they will mine

Future Perfect
I will have mined
you will have mined
he/she/it will have mined
we will have mined
you will have mined
they will have mined

Future Continuous
I will be mining
you will be mining
he/she/it will be mining
we will be mining
you will be mining
they will be mining

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mining
you have been mining
he/she/it has been mining
we have been mining
you have been mining
they have been mining

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mining
you will have been mining
he/she/it will have been mining
we will have been mining
you will have been mining
they will have been mining

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mining
you had been mining
he/she/it had been mining
we had been mining
you had been mining
they had been mining

Conditional
I would mine
you would mine
he/she/it would mine
we would mine
you would mine
they would mine

Past Conditional
I would have mined
you would have mined
he/she/it would have mined
we would have mined
you would have mined
they would have mined

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