MY | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of my in English mydeterminer uk /maɪ/ us /maɪ/ Add to word list Add to word list A1 of or belonging to me (= the speaker or writer): my parents my feet my name my jacket It wasn't my fault.formal She was somewhat surprised at my asking (= that I asked) for the book to be returned. See also I, i (LETTER) me pronoun mine pronoun  my own used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with me and no one else: I want my own car. See more used in front of a noun as a way of expressing love or as a polite or humorous form of address: My darling! Do you want any help, my dear? relating to a part of some websites where you can choose to see only the information that is important to you

• I'm sure I left my purse on the desk.
• I haven't had my holiday photos developed yet.
• I failed my History A level.
• I had a chat with my boss today about a possible salary increase.
• Both my parents are teachers.

Linguistics: possessive forms

• hers
• his
• its
• mine
• our
• ours
• S, s
• the
• their
• theirs
• thine
• thy
• us
• yer
• your
• yours

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Grammar

Pronouns: possessive (my, mine, your, yours, etc.)We use pronouns to refer to possession and ‘belonging’. There are two types: possessive pronouns and possessive determiners. We use possessive determiners before a noun. We use possessive pronouns in place of a noun: … myexclamation   old-fashioned uk /maɪ/ us /maɪ/ used to express surprise or pleasure: My, what delicious food! My, oh, my, what a busy day! Expressions of surprise

• accha
• achha
• actually
• ay
• begorrah
• bingo
• blow
• clutch
• fancy
• glory
• have news for someone idiom
• heavens (above)! idiom
• hell's bells
• hold on idiom
• how about that? idiom
• of all people/things/places idiom
• omg
• sagebrush
• sheesh
• shock, horror! idiom

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Pronouns: possessive (my, mine, your, yours, etc.)We use pronouns to refer to possession and ‘belonging’. There are two types: possessive pronouns and possessive determiners. We use possessive determiners before a noun. We use possessive pronouns in place of a noun: … (Definition of my from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

my | American Dictionary

mypronoun us /mɑɪ/ Add to word list Add to word list belonging to or connected with me; the possessive form of I, used before a noun: I think about my father and my mother. He wanted to be my friend. My mind went absolutely blank.  my own My own is used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with me and no one else: I bit my own hand.

Idioms

be my guest my, (oh, my) (Definition of my from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of my?

Translations of my

in Chinese (Traditional) 我的, （用於名詞前，構成表示愛、禮貌或幽默語氣的稱呼語）, 我的網頁的（指網頁上可選擇的部分，只顯示個人認為重要的資訊）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 我的, （用于名词前，构成表示爱、礼貌或幽默语气的称呼语）, 我的网页的（指网页上可选择的部分，只显示个人认为重要的信息）… See more in Spanish mi… See more in Portuguese meu, meu/minha… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian माझे… See more 私の、 “I” の所有格, 私（わたし）の… See more benim, Aman!, Vay!… See more mon [masculine], ma [feminine], mes [masculine-feminine… See more el meu… See more mijn, lieve help!… See more என்னுடையது அல்லது எனக்கு சொந்தமானது (=பேசுபவருக்கு அல்லது எழுதுபவருக்கு)… See more मेरा या मुझसे संबद्ध… See more જે મારું હોય… See more min, mine, mit… See more min, mitt, mina… See more kepunyaan（saya), wah!… See more mein/meine, meine Güte… See more min, mitt, mine… See more میرا… See more мій, такий, що належить мені… See more !TRANSLATE… See more আমার, আমার সঙ্গে সম্পর্কিত… See more můj, má, mé… See more milik saya, wah!… See more ของฉัน, คำอุทาน… See more của tôi, chao ôi!… See more mój, swój, Nie do wiary!… See more 나의… See more mio, mia, miei… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of my

• sb's
• on someone's knee
• at someone's expense
• break someone's will
• for someone's liking
• hold someone's hand
• in someone's absence

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• be my guest idiom
• my, (oh, my) idiom
• sb's gut phrase
• my bad idiom
• my (dear) boy idiom
• my own phrase
• my ass! idiom

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