mine

mine ¹  (mn)

n.

1.

a. An excavation in the earth from which ore or minerals can be extracted.

b. The site of such an excavation, with its surface buildings, elevator shafts, 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 a corridor on a leaf made 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 *mna, probably of Celtic origin.]

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mine ²  (mn)

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 I Archaic

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

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[Middle English, from Old English mn; see me-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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 U.S. 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 eyesas a and an still are. This distinction persisted into the 18th century. 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 usually is not 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.

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mine¹

pron

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

of mine belonging to or associated with me

determiner

(preceding a vowel) an archaic word for my mine eyes mine host

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

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mine²

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. (Military / 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a groove or tunnel made by certain insects, esp in a leaf

vb

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

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

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

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

5. another word for undermine

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

minable , mineable adj

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mine  (mn)

An underground excavation in the Earth from which ore, rock, or minerals can be extracted.

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Mine of egoists—Madden.

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mine - excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted adit - a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine coal mine, coalpit - a mine where coal is dug from the ground colliery, pit - a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it copper mine - a mine where copper is dug from the ground excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating gold mine, goldmine - a mine where gold ore is found mineshaft - excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine salt mine - a mine where salt is dug shaft - a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel silver mine - a mine where silver ore is dug strip mine - an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface sulfur mine, sulphur mine - a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground
	2.	mine - explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy floating mine, marine mine - an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it booby trap, ground-emplaced mine, land mine - an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
Verb	1.	mine - get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals" mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine - extract (ore) from a strip-mine exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
	2.	mine - lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia" reenforce, reinforce - make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete" countermine - destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"

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mine

noun

1. pit, deposit, shaft, vein, colliery, excavation, coalfield, lode an explosion at a coal mine

2. source, store, fund, stock, supply, reserve, treasury, wealth, abundance, hoard a mine of information

verb

1. dig up, extract, quarry, unearth, delve, excavate, hew, dig for Not enough coal to be mined economically

2. lay mines in or under, sow with mines The approaches to the garrison have been heavily mined.

Translations

mine¹ [maɪn] POSS PRON (referring to singular possession) → (el/la)mío/a; (referring to plural possession) → (los/las)míos/as
that car is mine → ese coche es mío
is this glass mine? → ¿es mío este vaso?, ¿este vaso es mío?
a friend of mine → un amigo mío
"is this your coat?" - "no, mine is black" → -¿es éste tu abrigo? -no, el mío es negro
which is mine? → ¿cuál es el mío?
your parents and mine → tus padres y los míos
I think that brother of mine is responsible → creo que mi hermano es el que tiene la culpa, creo que el responsable es mi hermano
be mine! (o.f., also hum) → ¡cásate conmigo!
the house became mine → la casa pasó a ser mía or de mi propiedad
it's no business of mine → no es asunto mío, no tiene que ver conmigo
I want to make her mine → quiero que sea mi mujer
mine and thine → lo mío y lo tuyo
what's mine is yours → todo lo mío es tuyo(también)

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mine² [maɪn]

A. N

1. → mina f
a coal mine → una mina de carbón
to work down the mine → trabajar en la mina
see also diamond B
see also gold C
see also salt D

2. (Mil, Naut etc) → mina f
to lay mines → poner minas
to sweep mines → dragar or barrer minas

3. (fig) the book is a mine of information → este libro es una mina de información
see also useless 2

B. VT

1. [+ minerals, coal] → extraer; [+ area] → explotar

2. (Mil, Naut) → minar, poner minas en

C. VI → extraer mineral
to mine for sth → abrir una mina para extraer algo

D. CPD mine detector N → detector m de minas

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mine [ˈmaɪn]

pron → le* mien*(la)(ne) → les miens*(miennes)
Is this your coat? - No, mine's black → C'est ton manteau? - Non, le mien est noir.
Is this your car? - No, mine's green → C'est ta voiture? - Non, la mienne est verte.
her parents and mine → ses parents et les miens
Your hands are dirty, mine are clean → Tes mains sont sales, les miennes sont propres.
it's mine → c'est à moi
This book is mine → Ce livre est à moi.
Whose is this? - It's mine → C'est à qui? - À moi.

n

(= pit) → mine f coal mine

a mine of information → une mine de renseignements

(= bomb) → mine f landmine

vt

[+ coal] → extraire

[+ ship, beach, area] → miner
mine detector n → détecteur m de mines

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mine:

mine detector

n → Minensuchgerät nt

mine disaster

n → Grubenunglück nt

minefield

n → Minenfeld nt; to enter a (political) mine → sich auf (politisch) gefährliches Terrain begeben; it’s an absolute mine! → das ist Sprengstoff!

mine gas

n → Grubengas nt, → schlagende Wetter pl

minehunter

n → Minensuchboot nt

minelayer

n → Minenleger m

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mine:

minesweeper

n → Minenräumboot nt → or -suchboot nt → or -sucher m

mine workings

pl → Stollen pl

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mine¹

poss pron → meine(r, s); this car is mine → das ist MEIN Auto, dieses Auto gehört mir; is this mine? → gehört das mir?, ist das meine(r, s)?; his friends and mine → seine und meine Freunde; a friend of mine → ein Freund von mir; will you be mine? (old) → willst du die Meine werden? (old); mine is a rather different job → meine Arbeit ist ziemlich anders; no advice of mine could … → keiner meiner Ratschläge konnte …; a favourite (Brit) or favorite (US) expression of mine → einer meiner Lieblingsausdrücke

adj (obs) → mein(e)

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mine²

n

(Min) → Bergwerk nt; (= gold mine, silver mine) → Bergwerk nt, → Mine f; (= coal mine) → Zeche f, → Bergwerk nt; to work down the mines → unter Tage arbeiten

(Mil, Naut etc) → Mine f; to lay mines → Minen legen

(fig) the book is a mine of information → das Buch ist eine wahre Fundgrube; he is a mine of information → er ist ein wandelndes Lexikon (inf); he’s a mine of information about history → er besitzt ein schier unerschöpfliches Geschichtswissen

vt

coal, metal → fördern, abbauen; area → Bergbau betreiben or Bodenschätze abbauen in (+dat)

(Mil, Naut) channel, road → verminen; (= blow up) → (mit einer Mine) sprengen

vi → Bergbau betreiben; to mine for something → nach etw graben; they mined deep down into the mountain → sie trieben einen Stollen bis tief in den Berg hinein

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mine¹ [maɪn] poss pron → il/la mio/a pl → i/le miei/mie
a friend of mine → un mio amico
his is red, mine is green → il suo è rosso, il mio è verde
this is mine → questo è (il) mio
this book is mine → questo libro è mio

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mine² [maɪn]

1. n

a. (pit) → miniera
to work down the mines → lavorare in miniera
a mine of information (fig) → una miniera di informazioni

b. (explosive) → mina
to lay mines → posare delle mine

2. vt

a. (coal, metal) → estrarre

b. (Mil, Naut) → minare

3. vi → fare degli scavi minerari
to mine for sth → estrarre qc

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mine¹

pron mine [main]

something which belongs to me Are these pencils yours or mine? He is a friend of mine (= one of my friends). myne خاصَّتي мой můj, moje, moji min; mit; mine mein/-e δικός μου (el) mío, (la) mía, (los) míos, (las) mías minu (oma) مال من minun mien, mienne, les miens, les miennes שֶׁלִי मेरा moj, moje enyém milik saya minn 私のもの 내 것 mano mans, manējs kepunyaan saya van mij min, mitt, mine mój, moja, moje itd. meu/minha al meu, a mea, ai mei, ale mele мой môj, moja, moje moj moje min, mitt, mina ของฉัน benim(ki) 我的 мій; що належить мені میرا của tôi 我的

mine : This pencil isn't yours — it's mine (not my one ).

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mine²

n mine [main]

1 a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug a coalmine; My father worked in the mines. myn مَنْجَم рудник důl mine; -mine die Mine ορυχείο mina kaevandus معدن kaivos mine מִכרֶה खान rudnik bánya tambang náma miniera 鉱山 광산 kasykla, šachta šahta, raktuves lombong mijn gruve, bergverk kopalnia mina mină шахта baňa rudnik rudnik gruva เหมืองแร่ maden 礦 рудник; шахта کان mỏ 矿

2 a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground The ship has been blown up by a mine. myn لُغْم мина (оръжие) mina mine die Mine νάρκη mina miin مین miina mine מוֹקֵש सुरंग (बारूदी की) mina akna ranjau tundurdufl; jarðsprengja mina 地［機］雷 수뢰, 지뢰 mina mīna periuk api mijn (sjø-/land)mine mina mina mină мина mína mina mina mina ระเบิด mayın 水/地雷 міна زمین کے نیچے لگایا جانے والا بارود thủy lôi 水（地）雷

v

1 to dig (for metals etc) in a mine Coal is mined near here. myn, ontgin يَحْفُر مَنْجَما копая dolovat, těžit udvinde schürfen εξορύσσω, βγάζω extraer kaevandama حفر کردن extraire לִכרוֹת खान खोदना rudariti bányászik menggali tambang vinna (kol, gull) úr námu estrarre 採掘する 채광하다 kasti rakt, iegūt melombong delven utvinne, grave, bryte wydobywać extrair a extrage разрабатывать рудник dolovať, ťažiť kopati rudo vaditi iz rudnika bryta, utvinna ขุดเหมือง maden çıkarmak 採礦 розробляти рудник, видобувати دھات کے لئے کھدائی کرنا khai thác 采矿

2 to place explosive mines in They've mined the mouth of the river. myn, opblaas يَضَعُ لغْما минирам zaminovat minere verminen ναρκοθετώ sembrar minas, minar mineerima کشف کردن miinoittaa miner לְמַקֵש बारूदी सुरंग लगाना postaviti mine elaknásít memasang ranjau koma fyrir tundurduflum/jarðsprengjum minare 地［機］雷を敷設する 지뢰 등을 부설하다 užminuoti mīnēt memasang periuk api mijnen leggen minelegge zaminowywać minar a mina минировать zamínovať minirati minirati minera วางระเบิด mayınlamak 敷雷,在...佈雷 мінувати, ставити міни بارودی سرنگیں بچھانا đặt mìn 敷雷,在...布雷

3 to blow up with mines His ship was mined. opblaas, vernietig يَنْسِفُ بواسِطَة اللغم взривявам с мини zasáhnout minou minespringe (durch Minen)sprengen ανατινάζω με νάρκη explotar miini otsa sattuma استخراج کردن törmätä miinaan miner לְהִתפּוֹצֵץ מִמוֹקֵש बारूदी सुरंग से उड़ाना minirati (aknával) felrobbant meranjau sprengja upp með tundurduflum/sprengjum far saltare in aria 爆破する 폭파하다 susprogdinti minomis uzspridzināt ar mīnu memusnahkan dengan periuk api op een mijn lopen sprenge med miner wysadzić w powietrze za pomocą min destruir a mina подрывать zasiahnuť mínou minirati minirati minspränga ทำลายด้วยทุ่นระเบิด mayınla havaya uçurmak 炸毀 підривати بارودی سرنگوں سے اڑا دینا phá hủy bằng mìn 炸毁

n miner

a person who works in a mine, in Britain usually a coalminer. myner, mynwerker عامِل في مَنْجَم فَحْم минъор horník minearbejder der Bergmann εργάτης ορυχείου minero kaevur کارگر معدن kaivostyöläinen mineur/-euse כּוֹרֶה खदान में काम करने वाला rudar bányász penambang námumaður minatore 鉱夫 광부 kalnakasys, šachtininkas kalnracis; ogļracis pelombong mijnwerker gruvearbeider górnik mineiro miner шахтёр baník rudar rudar gruvarbetare คนงานเหมือง madenci 礦工 гірник; шахтар کان میں کام کرنے والا thợ mỏ 矿工

n mining

mynbou تَعْدين، إسْتِخراج المعادِن разработване на мина hornictví minedrift der Bergbau εξόρυξη, ναρκοθέτηση minería, explotación de minas kaevandamine حفر louhinta exploitation minière כְּרִייָה खनन rudarenje bányászat, bányaipar pertambangan námugröftur industria mineraria 採鉱 채굴, 지뢰 부설 kasyba, gavyba kalnrūpniecība melombong mijnbouw gruvedrift/-arbeid górnictwo mineração exploatare minieră горное дело;минирование baníctvo rudarstvo rudarstvo gruvdrift, -arbete การทำเหมือง madencilik 礦業 гірнича справа; мінна справа کانوں کی کھدائی sự khai mỏ 矿业

n minefield

an area of ground or water which is full of explosive mines. mynveld حَقْل ألْغام минно поле minové pole minefelt das Minenfeld ναρκοπέδιο campo de minas miiniväli میدان مین miinakenttä champ de mines שְׂדֶה מוֹקשִׂים खदान minsko polje aknamező medan ranjau sprengjubelti campo minato 地［機］雷敷設区域 지뢰(기뢰) 부설 지역 minų laukas, užtvara mīnu lauks kawasan periuk api mijnenveld minefelt pole minowe campo de minas câmp mi­nat минное поле mínové pole minsko polje minsko polje minfält เขตทุ่นระเบิด mayın tarlası 佈雷區 мінне поле زمینی یا بحری علاقہ جہاں بارودی سرنگوں کی بھرمار ہو bãi mìn 布雷区

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mine → ملكي, منجم důl, můj min, mine Bergwerk, mein δικός μου, ορυχείο mina, mío kaivos, minun mien (le), mine moj, rudnik miniera, mio 私のもの, 鉱山 광산, 내 것 mijn gruve, min kopalnia, mój meu, mina мой, рудник min, mina เหมืองแร่, ของฉัน benim, maden ocağı của tôi, mỏ 我的, 矿