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my

(mī)
adj.The possessive form of I 1
1. Used as a modifier before a noun: my boots; my accomplishments.
2. Used preceding various forms of polite, affectionate, or familiar address: My friend, you are so right.
3. Used in various interjectional phrases: My word! My goodness!
interj.
Used as an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, or dismay: Oh, my! What a tiring day!

[Middle English mi, from Old English mīn; see me- in Indo-European roots. Interj., short for My God!]
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my

(maɪ)
determiner
1. of, belonging to, or associated with the speaker or writer (me): my own ideas; do you mind my smoking?.
2. used in various forms of address: my lord; my dear boy.
3. used in various exclamations: my goodness!.
interj
an exclamation of surprise, awe, etc: my, how you've grown!.
[C12 mī, variant of Old English mīn when preceding a word beginning with a consonant]

my

the internet domain name for
(Computer Science) Malaysia

MY

abbreviation for
(Nautical Terms) motor yacht
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my

(maɪ)

pron.
1. a form of the possessive case of I used as an attributive adjective: My soup is cold.
2. (used in various forms of address): my lord; my dear Mrs. Adams.
3. (used in various exclamations of surprise, dismay, disagreement, etc.): my goodness! my foot!
interj.
4. (used as an exclamation of mild surprise or dismay): My, what a big house this is!
[1125–75; Middle English mi, variant of min, Old English mīn; see mine 1]
usage: See me.

my-

var. of myo- before a vowel: myalgia.
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Translations
تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن الدَّهْشَهلي، خاصَّتيي
můjno né!
minmitminedu godeste!
mia
minun
मेरा
moj
én: -m
minnmittja, hérna!mín
私の
나의저의
meus
manovaje!aš pats
manssavs
meu
môjno nie!
moj
min
ของฉัน
benim Hayret!Vay!Aman!
của tôi

my

[maɪ]
A. POSS ADJ (with singular noun) → mi; (with plural noun) → mis
my friendmi amigo
my booksmis libros
my two best friendsmis dos mejores amigos
my own carmi propio coche
they stole my carme robaron el coche
I'm washing my hairme estoy lavando la cabeza
I took off my coatme quité el abrigo
B. EXCL¡caramba!
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my

[maɪ] adj
(gen)mon(ma), mes pl
my father → mon père
my aunt → ma tante
my parents → mes parents
my friend (male)mon ami ; (female)mon amie
(with parts of the body) I want to wash my hair → je voudrais me laver les cheveux
I'm going to clean my teeth → je vais me brosser les dents
I've hurt my foot → je me suis fait mal au pied
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my

poss adjmein; I’ve hurt my leg/armich habe mir das Bein/den Arm verletzt ; my father and mothermein Vater und meine Mutter ; of course, my darlingnatürlich, Liebling ; in my countrybei uns, in meinem Land (form); my God!mein Gott!; my goodness!(du) meine Güte!
interj (surprise) → (du) meine Güte, du liebe Zeit; (delight) → ach, oh; my, my, hasn’t she grown!nein so was, die ist vielleicht groß geworden
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my

[maɪ] poss adjil/la mio/a, pl i/le miei/mie
this is my house → questa è la mia casa
my brother → mio fratello
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my

(mai) adjective
of or belonging to me. That is my book; I hurt my leg; She borrowed my pen. my لي، خاصَّتي мой meu můj, má, mé mein/-e min; mine; mit μου mi, mis minu مال من minun mon/ma/mes שלי मेरा moj (az én) -m, -am, -em stb. milik saya minn mio, mia, miei, mie 私の 나의 mano, savo mans; savs kepunyaan(saya) mijn min, mitt, mine mój زما مال meu meu, mea, mei, mele мой môj, moja, moje moj moj min, mitt, mina ของฉัน benim 我的 мій; такий, що належить мені میرا của tôi 我的
interjection
used to express surprise. My, how you've grown! alla wêreld تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن الدَّهْشَه Мили Боже! caramba no né! meine Güte du godeste! ποπό! (επιφ.) ¡Dios mío! kanäe! اى واى hyvänen aika par exemple! הוֹי मेरा gle! a kutyafáját! wah! ja, hérna! (perbacco!) まあ 어머나, 이런, 저런 vaje! ai! neticami! wah! lieve help! å!; du store! Nie do wiary! ای وای caramba Doamne! вот это да!, подумать только! no nie! mojbog! bože kors!, nä men! คําอุทาน Aman!; Vay!; Hayret! 哎呀 тільки подумай! حیرانی ظاہر کرنے کا کلمہ chao ôi! 哎呀
myˈself pronoun
1. used as the object of a verb or preposition when the speaker or writer is the object of an action he or she performs. I cut myself while shaving; I looked at myself in the mirror. myself نَفْسي: تُعْكِس العَمَل على الفاعِل себе си mim mesmo se, sebe selbst mig selv τον εαυτό μου me; mi (mind) ennast شخص خودم itseäni me, moi אֲנִי בְּעַצמִי स्वयं ही se, sebe magam(at) diri sendiri mig mi, me stesso 私自身を (재귀) 나 자신(에게, 을) -si-, sau, save sev; sevi diri sendiri mijzelf meg się زه په خپله mim próprio (pe) mine, mă себя sa, seba se sebe mig ตัวของฉัน kendime, kendimi 我自己 себе; собі خود میں، میں نے خود chính bản thân tôi 我自己
2. used to emphasize I, ~me or the name of the speaker or writer. I myself can't tell you, but my friend will; I don't intend to go myself. self نَفْسي: للتَّوكيد аз самият eu próprio sám selbst selv (εγώ) ο ίδιος yo mismo; yo misma (mina) ise من خودم minä itse moi-même אֲנִי בְּעַצמִי जोर देने के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है ja osobno magam saya sendiri sjálfur io stesso, proprio io, in persona 私自身 (강조) 나 자신 (aš) pats []pats diri sendiri zelf jeg/meg selv, selv sam, osobiście زه په خپله eu próprio (eu) însumi сам, сама sám jaz sam sam själv ตัวของฉันเอง kendim, ben (用於強調)我本人 сам اپنی ذات پر تاکید nhấn mạnh bản thân (用于强调)我本人

see also mine1.
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my

ي: ضَمِيرُ الْـمُتَكَلِم الْـمُضَافِ إِلَيه můj min mein δικός μου mi minun mon moj mio 私の 나의 mijn min mój meu мой min ของฉัน benim của tôi 我的
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my

a. mi, mis; mío-a, míos-as.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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