me

me¹

pronoun [first person singular]

1》 used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition.

    ↘used after the verb ‘to be’ and after ‘than’ or ‘as’.

2》 N. Amer. informal to or for myself.

Phrases

me and mine me and my friends and family.

Origin

OE mē, accusative and dative of I², of Gmc origin.

Usage

It is correct to say between you and me rather than between you and I: see usage at between.

On whether to say you have more than me or you have more than I, see usage at than.

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me²

(also mi)

noun Music (in tonic sol-fa) the third note of a major scale.

↘the note E in the fixed-doh system.

Origin

ME mi, an arbitrary name for the note, taken from the first syllable of mira, from a Latin hymn.