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Pronoun Mi Miː Hit Excuse Give Taller I

Word3 me
WordType (pronoun)
Phonetic /mi/ /miː/
Example
  • don't hit me.
  • excuse me!
  • give it to me.
  • you're taller than me.
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me

(pronoun)/mi/ /miː/
  1. the form of I that is used when the speaker or writer is the object of a verb or preposition, or after the verb be
    • Don't hit me.
    • Excuse me!
    • Give it to me.
    • You're taller than me.
    • Hello, it's me.
    • ‘Who's there?’ ‘Only me.’

    Word Origin

    • pronoun Old English mē, accusative and dative of I (pronoun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mij, German mir (dative), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin me, Greek (e)me, and Sanskrit mā.
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