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1
:of or relating to me or myself especially as possessor, agent, object of an action, or familiar person
my car
my injuries
my man
2
—used interjectionally to express surprise and sometimes reduplicated
my ohmy
—used also interjectionally with names of various parts of the body to express doubt or disapprovalmy foot
My eye!
million years
Examples ofmy in a Sentence
Adjective I enjoymy job very much.My favorite TV show was on last night. When I woke up this morning,my head ached andmy throat was sore.My wife and I both love to dance. I always keepmy promises. It wasmy fault that we lost the game.
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Danika Worthington,The Know, 28 Feb. 2017My sister, the baby’s grandmother, while not wanting to impose her beliefs on the parents, comes from a generation when even couples who were not demonstrably religious usually had their baby baptized.—Abigail Van Buren,Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2017The performance of this team has not lived up tomy expectations or those of our fans, and that is truly disappointing.—Mark Purdy,The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2017See All Example Sentences formy
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Adjective
But for me, a great pastry has the ability to brightenmy day, impress a group of friends or make someone feel loved.—Danika Worthington,The Know, 28 Feb. 2017My sister, the baby’s grandmother, while not wanting to impose her beliefs on the parents, comes from a generation when even couples who were not demonstrably religious usually had their baby baptized.—Abigail Van Buren,Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2017The performance of this team has not lived up tomy expectations or those of our fans, and that is truly disappointing.—Mark Purdy,The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2017See All Example Sentences formyWord History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Old Englishmīn, frommīn, suppletive genitive ofic I; akin to Old Englishmē me
Combining form
New Latin, from Greek, frommys mouse, muscle — more atmouseentry 1
Phrases Containingmy
- as long as your/my arm
- beggar-my-neighbour
- be my guest
- bless my soul
- caught my eye
- change my song
- cross my heart
- cross my heart and hope to die
- dance my heart out
- driving me out of my mind
- Eat my dust!
- get out of my sight
- going out of my mind
- going out of my mind with worry
- his/her/my eyes roam
- his/her/their/my/our spirits rise
- hop-o'-my-thumb
- if (my) memory serves me (correctly/right/rightly)
- if you don't mind my/me asking
- if you don't mind my/me saying so
- I'll eat my hat
- in all my born days
- left a bad taste in my mouth
- lost my train of thought
- makes me sick to my stomach
- mark my words
- my ass!
- my bet is
- my eye
- my foot
- my information is
- my pleasure
- my sentiments exactly
- my word
- my word is my bond
- pardon my French
- reached the end of my patience
- read my lips
- someone's wish is my command
- upon my word
- You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours
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“My.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/my. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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adjective(ˈ)mī,
mə
:of or relating to me or myself
my head
keptmy promise
my injuries
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