- 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.’
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.Want to learn more?
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