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# mine

«mine» in Mova's school dictionary: **mine»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

pronoun (mine); noun (a mine, mines); verb (mine, mines, mined, mining)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (pronoun) Belonging to me: «That book is mine». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#m1)

2) (noun) A deep hole or tunnels in the ground where people dig out coal, gold, metals or stones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#m2)

3) (noun) A bomb hidden in the ground or the sea that explodes when touched. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#m3)

4) (verb) To dig coal, metals or stones out of the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#m4)

5) (noun) A rich source: «a mine of information». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In grammar, «mine» is a possessive pronoun used alone (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs). In geography and science, rocks and metals are mined from the ground; mining gives us materials but can harm the land. In history, children once worked in coal mines. In safety, old mines and mine shafts are deadly — never go in. Phrases: «a friend of mine», «coal mine», «gold mine», «a mine of information».

### examples

- That red pencil is mine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#x1)
- Is this yours or mine? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#x2)
- She's a friend of mine from swimming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#x3)
- Coal was dug out of a deep mine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#x4)
- They mine gold and copper in the mountains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#x5)
- Keep out of old mines — the tunnels can collapse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#x6)
- Grandpa is a mine of information about birds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#x7)
- Mines left after wars still hurt people today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#x8)
- Thy need is greater than mine." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/#x9)

### note

Pronoun «mine» stands alone; it is never followed by a noun: «my bag» but «the bag is mine». Never «mine's book». The person who digs is a «miner» (homophone: «minor», meaning small or a child under the law).

### In the corpora

- [For its size a Shetland pony is one of the strongest horses and once pulled carts in coal mines.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/139-peppas-friends-as-real-animals/9/)
- [Bird droppings piled up for centuries on islands were once mined as a rich fertiliser.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/398-poo-wee-and-smells-rabbits-that-eat-their-droppings-dung-beetles-and-the-smelliest-animals/14/)
- [«Any friend of mine walks where he likes in this country, or I'll know the reason why!»](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/40-willows-ch4-part4-the-city-under-the-wood/27/)
- [Build dens from fallen sticks only, and keep far away from old wells, mines and deep holes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/21/)
- [Keep away from quarries and old mines, because rocks fall and quarry water is very deep and cold.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mine» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mine/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.