how to pronounce mines

/ˈmaɪnz/

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mines is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of mines in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… together gold mines and and silver mines …”

meanings of mines

noun:

Plural of mine.

pronoun:

Variation of mine, formed through analogy based on the final -s of the other possessive pronouns (ours, yours, hers, theirs, his).

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mine.

mines frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word mines occurs in english on average 4.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.