mine

mine¹ S1 [maın] pron [possessive form of 'I']

used by the person speaking or writing to refer to something that belongs to or is connected with himself or herself

▪ It was Glen's idea, not mine.

▪ 'Is that your car?' 'No, mine is parked over the road.'

▪ You've got good legs - mine are too thin.

▪ His English is better than mine.

of mine

▪ I want you to meet an old friend of mine .

mine ²

mine² W3S2 n

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: Vulgar Latin mina]

1.) a deep hole or holes in the ground that people dig so that they can remove coal, gold, ↑tin etc

coal/gold/copper etc mine

▪ one of the largest coal mines in the country

in/down a mine

▪ the time when children used to work down the mines

2.) a type of bomb that is hidden just below the ground or under water and that explodes when it is touched

▪ They learnt how to set ambushes and lay mines (=put them in place) .

▪ The ship struck a mine and sank.

→↑landmine

3.) a mine of information (about/on sth)

someone or something that can give you a lot of information about a particular subject and that is therefore very useful or helpful

▪ The website is a mine of information about all forms of cancer.

mine ³

mine³ v past tense and past participle mined present participle mining

1.) [I,T usually passive]

to dig large holes in the ground in order to remove coal, gold etc

▪ Copper has been mined here since the sixteenth century.

▪ This area has been mined for over 300 years.

mine for

▪ The company first started mining for salt in 1851.

2.) [T usually passive]

to hide bombs in the sea or under the ground

▪ All the roads leading to the village had been mined.