[mʌɪn], (Pronoun)

Definitions:
- used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with the speaker
(e.g: you go your way and I'll go mine)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English mīn, of Germanic origin; related to me and to Dutch mijn and German mein

[mʌɪn], (Determiner)

Definitions:
- (used before a vowel) my
(e.g: tears did fill mine eyes)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English mīn, of Germanic origin; related to me and to Dutch mijn and German mein

[mʌɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals
(e.g: a copper mine)

- a type of bomb placed on or just below the surface of the ground or in the water, which detonates on contact with a person, vehicle, or ship
(e.g: his jeep ran over a mine and he was killed)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French mine (noun), miner (verb), perhaps of Celtic origin; compare with Welsh mwyn ‘ore’, earlier ‘mine’

[mʌɪn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- obtain (coal or other minerals) from a mine
(e.g: the company came to the area to mine phosphate)

- obtain units of (a cryptocurrency) by running a computer process to solve specific mathematical problems
(e.g: if you're mining bitcoin you need to do it faster than anyone else)

- lay explosive mines on or just below the surface of (the ground or water)
(e.g: the area was heavily mined)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French mine (noun), miner (verb), perhaps of Celtic origin; compare with Welsh mwyn ‘ore’, earlier ‘mine’