my

¹

[ mahy ]

pronoun

1. (a form of the possessive case of I used as an attributive adjective):

   My soup is cold.

interjection

1. Also (used as an exclamation of mild surprise or dismay):

   My, what a big house this is! My-my, how old he looks!

my-

²

1. variant of myo- before some vowels:

   myalgia.

my

¹

/ maɪ /

determiner

1. of, belonging to, or associated with the speaker or writer (me)

   do you mind my smoking?

   my own ideas

2. used in various forms of address

   my lord

   my dear boy

3. used in various exclamations

   my goodness!

interjection

1. an exclamation of surprise, awe, etc

   my, how you've grown!

my

²

the internet domain name for

1. Malaysia

my-

³

combining_form

1. a variant of myo-

MY

⁴

abbreviation for

1. motor yacht

Grammar Note

See me.

Word History and Origins

Origin of my¹

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English mī, variant of mīn, Old English mīn; mine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of my¹

C12 mī, variant of Old English mīn when preceding a word beginning with a consonant

Example Sentences

“It’s in my visions. It’s in my dreams and my waking thoughts,” he told The Times in May.

From Los Angeles Times

“This one was not on my Bingo card.”

From BBC

"They had, I don’t know how many conversations with my folks, but multiple conversations giving different dates, different times, different this, different that," Rogan said.

From Salon

Mr Hadfield explains: "Your game is to find five free minutes. I would float to the window to watch something go by. Or write music, take photographs or write something for my children."

From BBC

"I would feel the sweat growing on my scalp - I had to swab down my head. You wouldn't want to shake it because it just would fly everywhere."

From BBC