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ME
abbr.
1. also Me. Maine
2.
a. mechanical engineer
b. mechanical engineering
3. medical examiner
4. Middle English
me
(mē)pron.The objective case of I1
1. Used as the direct object of a verb: He assisted me.
2. Used as the indirect object of a verb: They offered me a ride.
3. Used as the object of a preposition: This letter is addressed to me.
5. Nonstandard Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb: I bought me a new car.
Our Living Language Speakers of vernacular varieties of English, especially in the South, will commonly utter sentences like I bought me some new clothes or She got her a good job, in which the objective form of the pronoun (me, her) rather than the reflexive pronoun (myself, herself) is used to refer back to the subject of the sentence (I, She). However, the reflexive pronoun of Standard English cannot always be replaced by the vernacular objective pronoun. For example, Jane baked her and John some cookies doesn't mean "Jane baked herself and John some cookies." In this sentence, her must refer to someone other than Jane, just as it does in Standard English. In addition, forms like me and her cannot be used in place of myself or herself unless the noun in the phrase following the pronoun is preceded by a modifier such as some, a, or a bunch of. Thus, sentences such as I cooked me some dinner and We bought us a bunch of candy are commonplace; sentences such as I cooked me dinner and We bought us candy do not occur at all. Sometimes objective pronouns can occur where reflexive pronouns cannot. For example, one might hear in vernacular speech I'm gonna write me a letter to the president; nobody, no matter what variety he or she speaks, would say I'm gonna write myself a letter to the president.
me
(miː; unstressed mɪ)pron (objective)
1. refers to the speaker or writer: that shocks me; he gave me the glass.
2. (when used an an indirect object) chiefly US a dialect word for myself: I want to get me a car.
n
informal the personality of the speaker or writer or something that expresses it: the real me comes out when I'm happy.
[Old English mē (dative); compare Dutch, German mir, Latin mē (accusative), mihi (dative)]
me
(miː)n
(Music, other) a variant spelling of mi
me
the internet domain name for
(Computer Science) Montenegro
Me
the chemical symbol for
(Chemistry) the methyl group
ME
abbreviation for
1. (Placename) Maine
2. (Professions) Marine Engineer
3. (Nautical Terms) Marine Engineer
4. (Professions) Mechanical Engineer
5. (Mechanical Engineering) Mechanical Engineer
6. (Christian Churches, other) Methodist Episcopal
7. (Professions) Mining Engineer
8. (Mining & Quarrying) Mining Engineer
9. (Languages) Middle English
10. (Historical Terms) Middle English
11. (in titles) Most Excellent
12. (Pathology) myalgic encephalopathy
me
(mi)pron.
1. the objective case of I, used as a direct or indirect object: They asked me to the party. Give me your hand.
2. (used instead of the pronoun I in the predicate after the verb to be): It's me.
3. (used instead of the pronoun my before a gerund or present participle): Did you hear about me getting promoted?
adj. 4. of or involving an obsessive interest in one's own satisfaction: the me decade.
[before 900; Middle English me, Old English mē (dat. and acc. singular); c. Dutch mij, Old High German mir]
usage: The traditional rule is that personal pronouns after the verb to be take the nominative case (I; she; he; we; they). Some 400 years ago, me and other objective pronouns (him; her; us; them) began to replace the subjective forms after be. Today, such constructions - It's me. That's him. It must be them - are almost universal in informal speech. In formal speech and in edited writing, however, the subjective forms are used: It must be they. The figure at the window had been she, not her husband. The objective forms have also replaced the subjective forms in speech in such constructions as Me neither. Who, them? and frequently in comparisons after as or than: She's no faster than him at climbing. Another traditional rule is that gerunds, being verb forms functioning as nouns, must be preceded by the possessive pronoun (my; your; her; its; their; etc.): The landlord objected to my (not me) having a dog. In practice, however, both objective and possessive forms appear before gerunds, the possessive being more common in formal, edited writing, the objective more common in informal writing and speech. See also than.
ME
1. Maine.
2. Middle East.
3. Middle English.
me
1. 'me'
Me can be the object of a verb or preposition. You use me to refer to yourself.
Sara told me about her new job.
He looked at me curiously.
Be Careful!
In standard English, 'me' is not used as the indirect object of a sentence when 'I' is the subject. Don't say, for example, 'I got me a drink'. Say 'I got myself a drink'.
I poured myself a cup of tea.
I had set myself a time limit of two hours.
In conversation, people sometimes use me as part of the subject of a sentence.
Me and my dad argue a lot.
Me and Marcus are leaving.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'me' as part of the subject of a sentence in formal or written English. Use I.
My sister and I were very disappointed with the service.
Brad and I got engaged last year.
2. 'it's me'
If you are asked 'Who is it?', you can say 'It's me', or just 'Me'.
'Who is it?' 'It's me, Frank.'
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Translations
إليَّإياي: ضَمير المَفعول بِه العاقِلنيي
emme
mějámněmnoumůj
migminjeg
mimiamin
minäminuaminunminutmun
mene
engemnekemközépangol
私私に私へ私を
나를
manmanemanęsmanimi
armaniesmanmani
mamňa
jaz
migmig självminminamitt
ฉัน
мені
tôitựcho mìnhcủa tôimình
me
1 [miː] PRON1. (direct/indirect object) → me; (after prep) → mí
he loves me → me quiere
look at me! → ¡mírame!
could you lend me your pen? → ¿me prestas tu bolígrafo?
without me → sin mí
come with me → ven conmigo
like me → como yo
dear me! → ¡vaya!
he loves me → me quiere
look at me! → ¡mírame!
could you lend me your pen? → ¿me prestas tu bolígrafo?
without me → sin mí
come with me → ven conmigo
like me → como yo
dear me! → ¡vaya!
2. (emphatic, in comparisons, after verb "to be") → yo
who, me? → ¿quién, yo?
what, me? → ¿cómo, yo?
he's taller than me → es más alto que yo
it's me → soy yo
it's me, Paul (identifying self) → soy Paul
who, me? → ¿quién, yo?
what, me? → ¿cómo, yo?
he's taller than me → es más alto que yo
it's me → soy yo
it's me, Paul (identifying self) → soy Paul
me
2 [miː] N (Mus) → mi mME
[ˌɛmˈiː] n abbr
(= chronic fatigue syndrome) (=myalgic encephalomyelitis) → encéphalomyélite f myalgique
abbr (US) (=Maine)
me
[miː](STRONG) [mi] pron (= object of verb) → me, m' before verb starting with a vowel
Could you lend me your pen? → Est-ce que tu peux me prêter ton stylo?
Can you tell me the way to the station? → Est-ce que vous pouvez m'indiquer le chemin de la gare?
Can you help me? → Est-ce que tu peux m'aider?
He heard me → Il m'a entendu.
Could you lend me your pen? → Est-ce que tu peux me prêter ton stylo?
Can you tell me the way to the station? → Est-ce que vous pouvez m'indiquer le chemin de la gare?
Can you help me? → Est-ce que tu peux m'aider?
He heard me → Il m'a entendu.
(in emphatic position) → moi
Look at me! → Regarde-moi!
Wait for me! → Attends-moi!
Come with me! → Suivez-moi!
it's me → c'est moi
me too! → moi aussi!
excuse me! → excusez-moi!
Look at me! → Regarde-moi!
Wait for me! → Attends-moi!
Come with me! → Suivez-moi!
it's me → c'est moi
me too! → moi aussi!
excuse me! → excusez-moi!
me
[miː] pers prona. (direct, unstressed) → mi, m' + vowel or silent 'h'; (stressed) → me
he can hear me → mi sente
he heard me → mi ha or m'ha sentito
he heard ME! → ha sentito ME!
he can hear me → mi sente
he heard me → mi ha or m'ha sentito
he heard ME! → ha sentito ME!
me
(miː) pronoun (used as the object of a verb or preposition and sometimes instead of I) the word used by a speaker or writer when referring to himself. He hit me; Give that to me; It's me; He can go with John and me.
me
→ إليَّ mě mig mich με me minä moi mene mi 私を 나를 mij meg mnie me мне, меня, мной mig ฉัน ben tôi 我me
pron. me, mí;
Come with ___ → Venga, ven conmigo;
The doctor is going to see ___ → El doctor me va a ver;
The medicine is for ___ → La medicina es para mí.