Mines
/maɪnz/ noun, pron, verb, slang
noun, pron, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of mine form-of, plural
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of mine form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Pronoun
- 1 Alternative form of mine (“belonging to me”). alt-of, alternative, informal, nonstandard, proscribed
Example
More examples"Some salt comes from mines, some from water."
Etymology
Variation of mine, formed with the final -s of the other possessive pronouns: ours, yours, theirs, etc.