Me Definition
mē
pronoun
I [help me; give me the book]
Webster's New World
Used as the direct object of a verb.
He assisted me.
American Heritage
Used as the indirect object of a verb.
They offered me a ride.
American Heritage
Used as the object of a preposition.
This letter is addressed to me.
American Heritage
Used as a predicate nominative.
It's me.
American Heritage
abbreviation
Maine.
Webster's New World
Methyl.
Webster's New World
Maine.
Webster's New World
Mechanical engineering.
American Heritage
Mechanical Engineer.
Webster's New World
Origin of Me
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From Middle English me, from Old English mÄ“ (“me", originally dative, but later also accusative), from Proto-Germanic *miz (“me"), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)me-, *(e)me-n- (“me"). Cognate with Scots me (“me"), North Frisian me (“me"), Dutch me, mij (“me"), German mir (“me", dative), Icelandic mér (“me", dative), Latin mÄ“ (“me"), Ancient Greek μέ (me), ἐμέ (emé, “me"), Sanskrit [script?] (mā), [script?] (mām, “me").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English mē me-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
