mine
Translation
mine, pit, to excavate
Examples
This book is mine.
This book is mine.
He works in a coal mine.
He works in a coal mine.
They mine for diamonds here.
They mine for diamonds here.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) is mine (sth.) belongs to me The red car is mine.
a ((type of)) mine a place to dig for materials It's a gold mine.
to mine ((for sth.)) to dig for (sth.) They mine for coal.
Similar Words
Pronoun: yours, his; Noun: pit, quarry; Verb: dig, excavate
Etymology
The pronoun is from Old English 'mīn'. The noun/verb is from Old French 'mine'. They have different origins.
Memory Tips
Link the meanings: 'This is MINE (pronoun), from a MINE (noun), where they MINE (verb) for gold.'