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The Britannica Dictionary mine 6 ENTRIES FOUND:

• mine (pronoun)
• mine (noun)
• mine (verb)
• gold mine (noun)
• land mine (noun)
• strip mine (noun)

1 mine /ˈmaɪn/ pronoun 1 mine /ˈmaɪn/ pronoun Britannica Dictionary definition of MINE 1 : that which belongs to me : my one : my ones

• The book is mine. [=it is my book]
• Those books are mine. [=those are my books]
• Mine is the book on the left. [=my book is the one on the left]
• His eyes are blue and mine are brown.
• a former professor/friend of mine [=one of my former professors/friends]

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• Let's go back to mine for a drink.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 mine /ˈmaɪn/ noun plural mines 2 mine /ˈmaɪn/ noun plural mines Britannica Dictionary definition of MINE [count] 1 : a pit or tunnel from which minerals (such as coal, gold, diamonds, etc.) are taken — see also gold mine, strip mine 2 : a bomb that is placed in the ground or in water and that explodes when it is touched — see also land mine 3 : a rich source of something (such as information)

• He has proven to be a mine [=gold mine] of information. [=he has provided a large amount of information]

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 3 mine /ˈmaɪn/ verb mines; mined; mining 3 mine /ˈmaɪn/ verb mines; mined; mining Britannica Dictionary definition of MINE 1 a : to dig a mine in order to find and take away coal, gold, diamonds, etc. — usually + for [no object]

• The area was soon filled with prospectors who were mining for gold.

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• Prospectors mined the region for diamonds.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples b [+ object] : to find and take away (coal, gold, diamonds, etc.) from a mine

• Local people were hired to mine the gold.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 [+ object] : to search for something valuable in (something) — usually + for

• Police have been mining the tapes for information. [=they have been listening to the tapes in order to get information from them]

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 3 [+ object] : to put mines (sense 2) in or under (something)

• The enemy had mined the harbor.
• The road was mined.

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