me1
/miː
/pronoun [first person singular]
1Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition: do you understand me? wait for me!
1.1Used after the verb ‘to be’ and after ‘than’ or ‘as’: hi, it’s me you have more than me
1.2 informal & West Indian I or my: I’ll get me coat me can come an go as me please
1.3North American informal To or for myself: I’ve got me a job
2 informal Used in exclamations: dear me!
Usage
1 Traditional grammar teaches that it is correct to say between you and me and incorrect to say between you and I. For details, see between (usage). 2 Which of the following is correct: you have more than me or you have more than I? See personal pronoun (usage).
Phrases
me and mine
Origin
Old English mē, accusative and dative of I2, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mij, German mir (dative), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin me, Greek (e)me, and Sanskrit mā.
Rhymes
me2
/miː/(also mi)
noun Music
1(In tonic sol-fa) the third note of a major scale.
1.1The note E in the fixed-doh system.
Origin
Late Middle English mi, representing (as an arbitrary name for the note) the first syllable of mira, taken from a Latin hymn (see solmization).
Me3
abbreviation
1Maine.
2Maître (title of a French advocate).
ME4
/ɛmˈiː/noun [mass noun] British
A medical condition of unknown cause, with fever, aching, and prolonged tiredness and depression, typically occurring after a viral infection. Also called chronic fatigue syndrome.Gary has suffered from ME for 22 years....
- I found the coaching tiring in the early stages as I suffer from ME.
- In 1996, she developed ME, which not only made her extremely tired but meant she suffered from muscle pain, nausea and lack of concentration.
Origin
1980s: short for myalgic encephalomyelitis or myalgic encephalopathy.
ME5
abbreviation
1Maine (in official postal use).
2US Medical Examiner.
3Middle English.