mine
/maɪn/pronoun
उच्चारण माइन
मेरा, मेरी
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of or belonging to the person who is speaking or writing
मेरा, मेरी
- This book is mine.
- That bag is not yours; the blue one is mine.
- Is this pen yours or mine?
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- A friend of mine lives near the station.
- The idea was mine, but the whole team worked on it.
Synonyms belonging to me my own
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a deep hole or holes under the ground where minerals such as coal, gold are dug
खान, खदान
- a coal mine
- Hundreds of workers go down the coal mine every morning.
- Many people work in the iron mine near the town.
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- The old gold mine was closed after the supply ran out.
- Safety rules in the mine have been made stricter.
Synonyms pit quarry colliery shaft excavation
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a type of bomb that is hidden under the ground or in the sea and explodes when it is touched
सुरंग (बम)
- a landmine
- Army experts cleared the mines buried near the border.
- The ship struck a floating mine in the sea.
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- Experts safely removed the mine from the old field.
- Mines laid long ago still make the area unsafe.
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mine (possessive pronoun)
Mine stands alone and replaces my plus a noun. Never write my mine, and never put a noun after it.
'Mine' अकेला आता है और 'my + संज्ञा' का स्थान लेता है। 'my mine' न लिखें और उसके बाद संज्ञा न रखें।
- This pen is mine, not yours.
- Your answer is longer than mine.
a friend of mine
To show that someone is one of several, use a/an + noun + of mine. Do not say a my friend.
यह दिखाने के लिए कि कोई कई में से एक है, 'a/an + noun + of mine' का प्रयोग होता है। 'A my friend' गलत है।
- Rohan is a friend of mine from school.
mine (noun) + for + mineral
A mine is a place under the ground from which coal, gold, iron or other minerals are dug. Mine work is called mining.
Mine भूमि के नीचे का वह स्थान है जहाँ से कोयला, सोना या अन्य खनिज निकाले जाते हैं। इस काम को mining कहते हैं।
- Many workers died in the coal mine.
mine (verb) + object
As a verb, mine means to dig minerals, or to lay explosive devices. It is followed by the mineral or the area.
क्रिया के रूप में 'mine' का अर्थ खनिज खोदना या विस्फोटक बिछाना है। इसके बाद खनिज या क्षेत्र का नाम आता है।
- Odisha mines a large share of India's iron ore.
mine (noun) = underground bomb
A mine is also a hidden explosive device placed on land or in the sea. It explodes when touched or when a vehicle or ship passes over it.
'Mine' भूमि या समुद्र में छिपाया गया विस्फोटक भी है, जो छूने या ऊपर से वाहन या जहाज़ गुज़रने पर फटता है।
- Navy divers removed a sea mine from the harbour.
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type of mine
coalgolddiamondsaltiron-ore
- The Kolar gold mines are now closed.
verb + mine
work inopenclosedigsink
- Hundreds of men work in the Jharia coal mines.
land / sea mine
lay aclear adetect astep on ahit a
- Soldiers cleared the mines from the border area.
a mine of + noun
a mine of informationa mine of ideasa goldmine
- The old library is a mine of information.
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- That seat is mine; I booked it last week.
वह सीट मेरी है; मैंने उसे पिछले सप्ताह आरक्षित किया था।
- Is this umbrella yours or mine?
क्या यह छाता आपका है या मेरा?
- The government banned mining in the sensitive forest area.
सरकार ने संवेदनशील वन क्षेत्र में खनन पर रोक लगा दी।
- Grandfather is a mine of old stories.
दादाजी पुरानी कहानियों के भंडार हैं।
- A fishing boat hit a sea mine and sank.
एक मछली पकड़ने की नाव समुद्री बारूदी सुरंग से टकराकर डूब गई।
- The village depends on the stone mine for its income.
गाँव अपनी आय के लिए पत्थर की खदान पर निर्भर है।
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✗ This is mine book.
✓ This is my book.
Use my before a noun and mine without a noun.
संज्ञा से पहले 'my' और बिना संज्ञा के 'mine' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ She is a my friend.
✓ She is a friend of mine.
A, an or the cannot stand with my; use a friend of mine.
A, an या the के साथ 'my' नहीं आ सकता; 'a friend of mine' लिखें।
✗ The book is mines.
✓ The book is mine.
Mine has no plural s; it is already a possessive pronoun.
'Mine' में बहुवचन 's' नहीं लगता; यह पहले से possessive pronoun है।
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a mine of information
a person or book that can give you a lot of information
जानकारी का भंडार
- Our history teacher is a mine of information.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart miner (a person who works in a mine) and minor (a person under 18; less important).
Miner (खान में काम करने वाला) और minor (18 से कम उम्र का; कम महत्वपूर्ण) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Mine is a possessive pronoun and is used without a noun ('This pen is mine', not 'This is mine pen'); likewise yours, his, hers, ours, theirs (never with an apostrophe: 'yours', not 'your's').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: mine possessive pronoun है और noun के बिना आता है ('This pen is mine', 'This is mine pen' नहीं); इसी तरह yours, his, hers, ours, theirs (कभी apostrophe के साथ नहीं: 'yours', 'your's' नहीं)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A mine of information.
Idiom 'a mine of information' का अर्थ है जानकारी का भंडार, यानी ऐसा व्यक्ति या किताब जिसके पास किसी विषय की बहुत सारी जानकारी हो।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Jharkhand has the largest coal reserves in India.
झारखंड में भारत का सबसे बड़ा कोयला भंडार है।