Betekenis van mine In het Nederlands

• 0 the one(s) belonging to or connected with me:

  • "Whose bag is this?" "It's mine."

  • Your son is the same age as mine.

  • She's an old friend of mine.

  • Mine is the silver car, the convertible.

• 1 a hole or system of holes in the ground where substances such as coal, metal, and salt are removed:

  • a coal/salt/gold mine

  • a mine shaft

  • My grandfather used to work in ( UK also down) the mines.

• 2 a type of bomb put below the earth or in the sea that explodes when vehicles, ships, or people go over it:

  • He was killed when his tank ran over a mine.

  • The US forces were clearing the surrounding area of mines.

• 3 to dig coal or another substance out of the ground:

  • They're mining for salt.

  • They mine a lot of copper around these parts.

• 4 to place or hide mines in an area of land or sea:

  • The desert was heavily mined.

• 5 to use special software to try to obtain new cryptocurrency (= digital currency produced by a public network rather than by a government):

  • Since 2009, the number of bitcoins mined has skyrocketed.

• 6 used in the past instead of "my" before nouns that begin with a vowel or h :

  • mine eyes

  • mine host

• 7 belonging to me, or that which belongs to me:

  • "Whose bag is this?" "It’s mine."

  • Your hair is longer than mine.

  • She’s a friend of mine.

• 8 a deep hole in the ground made for the removal of coal and other substances by digging:

  • a gold mine

  • Belinda is a mine of information about home decorating.

• 9 a bomb put underground or in the sea that explodes when vehicles, ships, or people go over or near it

• 10 to remove coal or other substances from a deep hole in the ground:

  • [ T ] They mine copper in this area.

• 11 to hide mines in an area:

  • The desert has been heavily mined.

• 12 a place in the ground where substances such as coal, metal, and salt are removed, or the area and buildings around this place:

  • in/down the mine 2,000 people work down the mine.

  • a coal/salt/gold mine

  • a mine shaft

• 13 to dig coal or another substance out of the ground:

  • mine for sth They're mining for salt.

  • They mine a lot of copper around these parts.