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my

[ mahy ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

pronoun

(a form of the possessive case of I used as an attributive adjective):
My soup is cold.

Also (used as an exclamation of mild surprise or dismay):
My, what a big house this is! My-my, how old he looks!

my-

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/ ��ɪ /

of, belonging to, or associated with the speaker or writer (me)
do you mind my smoking?
my own ideas
used in various forms of address
my lord
my dear boy
used in various exclamations
my goodness!

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Origin of my¹

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English ��ī, variant of ��ī��, Old English ��ī��; mine ¹

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Origin of my¹

C12 ��ī, variant of Old English ��ī�� when preceding a word beginning with a consonant

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"I would rather be my own independent, sovereign province, or a province with a better deal in Canada."

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“He was in my yard, so that’s where he shot her,” the caller said.

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"I ran like crazy, and when I got here saw that my house had been destroyed," he said.

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She told the High Court she would do "anything and everything" for her, adding "I see her as my child".

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�� caught my attention wasn't so much the body language or the greetings - it was the table.

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