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me pronoun /mi/, strong form /miː/ /mi/, strong form /miː/ jump to other results - the form of I that is used when the speaker or writer is the object of a verb or preposition, or after the verb be
- Don't hit me.
- Excuse me!
- Give it to me.
- You're taller than me.
- Hello, it's me.
- ‘Who's there?’ ‘Only me.’
The use of me in the last three examples is correct in modern standard English. I in these sentences would be considered much too formal for almost all contexts, especially in British English.Word Originpronoun Old English mē, accusative and dative of I (pronoun), 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.
me noun /miː/ /miː/ (British English) (North American English mi) (music) jump to other results - the third note of a major scale
Word Originnoun late Middle English mi, representing (as an arbitrary name for the note) the first syllable of mira, taken from a Latin hymn.
ME noun /ˌem ˈiː/ /ˌem ˈiː/ jump to other results - (British English)
(also chronic fatigue syndrome North American English, British English) [uncountable] an illness that makes people feel extremely weak and tired and that can last a long time (the abbreviation for ‘myalgic encephalomyelitis’) - She’s had ME for six months.
- (North American English) medical examiner
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