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Definition of me pronoun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

me

pronoun
 
/mi/, strong form
 
/miː/
 
/mi/, strong form
 
/miː/
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  1. 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 , 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 .
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