Mine — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaɪn/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈaɪn/.

Examples

mine ores and metals
The Vietnamese mined Cambodia

Parts of Speech

noun	excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
noun	explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
verb	get from the earth by excavation “mine ores and metals”
verb	lay mines “The Vietnamese mined Cambodia”

Word Forms

mine	verb	get from the earth by excavation
mine	noun	excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
miner	noun	laborer who works in a mine
mining	noun	the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

meins

Aushub in der Erde, aus dem Erze und Mineralien gewonnen werden

🇫🇷French

le mien

excavation dans la terre d'où sont extraits les minerais et les minéraux

🇪🇸Spanish

mío

Excavación en la tierra de la que se extraen menas y minerales.

🇮🇹Italian

mio

scavo nella terra da cui si estraggono minerali e minerali

🇳🇱Dutch

de mijne

uitgraving in de aarde waaruit ertsen en mineralen worden gewonnen

🇵🇹Portuguese

meu

escavação na terra de onde são extraídos minérios e minerais

🇷🇺Russian

мой

раскопки в земле, из которых добываются руды и полезные ископаемые

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मेरा

पृथ्वी में उत्खनन जिससे अयस्क और खनिज निकाले जाते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

আমার

পৃথিবীতে খনন যা থেকে আকরিক এবং খনিজ আহরণ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

என்னுடையது

தாதுக்கள் மற்றும் கனிமங்கள் பிரித்தெடுக்கப்படும் பூமியில் அகழ்வாராய்ச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

నాది

భూమిలో త్రవ్వకాలలో ఖనిజాలు మరియు ఖనిజాలు సేకరించబడతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

माझे

पृथ्वीवरील उत्खनन ज्यामधून धातू आणि खनिजे काढली जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાણ

પૃથ્વીમાં ખોદકામ જેમાંથી અયસ્ક અને ખનિજો કાઢવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನನ್ನದು

ಅದಿರು ಮತ್ತು ಖನಿಜಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯುವ ಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ಖನನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എൻ്റേത്

അയിരുകളും ധാതുക്കളും വേർതിരിച്ചെടുക്കുന്ന ഭൂമിയിലെ ഖനനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੇਰਾ

ਧਰਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਖੁਦਾਈ ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਧਾਤੂ ਅਤੇ ਖਣਿਜ ਕੱਢੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

میرا

زمین میں کھدائی جس سے کچ دھاتیں اور معدنیات نکالی جاتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

矿

在地球上进行挖掘，从中提取矿石和矿物

🇯🇵Japanese

私の

鉱石や鉱物を抽出するための地球の掘削

🇰🇷Korean

내 거

광석과 광물이 추출되는 땅의 발굴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

của tôi

khai quật trên trái đất từ đó quặng và khoáng sản được khai thác

🇹🇭Thai

ของฉัน

การขุดค้นในดินเพื่อสกัดแร่และแร่ธาตุ

🇮🇩Indonesian

milikku

penggalian di bumi dari mana bijih dan mineral diekstraksi

🇵🇭Filipino

sa akin

paghuhukay sa lupa kung saan kinukuha ang mga ores at mineral

🇲🇾Malay

saya

penggalian di dalam bumi dari mana bijih dan mineral diekstrak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مِلكِي

التنقيب في الأرض التي يستخرج منها الخامات والمعادن

🇮🇷Persian

مال من

حفاری در زمین که از آن سنگ معدن و مواد معدنی استخراج می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bana ait

Maden ve minerallerin çıkarıldığı toprakta kazı

🇮🇱Hebrew

שֶׁלִי

חפירה באדמה שממנה מופקים עפרות ומינרלים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'mine'?

The primary meaning of 'mine' is 'excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted'.

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Using 'mine' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mine' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'mine' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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