my

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adjective

ˈmī 

mə

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 oh my

—used also interjectionally with names of various parts of the body to express doubt or disapproval

my foot

My eye!

my

2 of 3

abbreviation

million years

my-

3 of 3

combining form

variants or myo-

: muscle

myoglobin

: muscle and

myoneural

Examples of my in a Sentence

Adjective

I enjoy my job very much.

My favorite TV show was on last night.

When I woke up this morning, my head ached and my throat was sore.

My wife and I both love to dance.

I always keep my promises.

It was my fault that we lost the game.

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Old English mīn, from mīn, suppletive genitive of ic I; akin to Old English mē me

Combining form

New Latin, from Greek, from mys mouse, muscle — more at mouse entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing my

• 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

Rhymes for my

• ai
• aye
• bae
• bi
• buy
• by
• bye
• chai
• chi
• cry
• die
• dry

Kids Definition

my

adjective

(ˈ)mī,

mə

: of or relating to me or myself

my head

kept my promise

my injuries