What part of speech is mined?

Mined can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. mined is a verb, past participle of mine (infinitive).
  • 2. mined is a verb, past simple of mine (infinitive).
  • 3. mined is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • mined 
    more mined
    most mined
  • Positive: mined 
  • Comparative: more mined
  • Superlative: most mined

What does mined mean?

Definitions

Adjective

mined - extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth

Verb

mine - get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"
mine - lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"

Examples of mined

#   Sentence  
1. verb They mined iron in this town for 350 years.
2. verb These lodes may prove rich enough to be profitably mined.
3. verb More than one million tons of coal are mined each day in Australia.
4. verb About ten million tons of coal are mined every day in China.
5. verb Much gold is mined here.
6. verb Gold is mined in this area.
7. verb We didn't find anything interesting, when we mined her ship.
8. verb I think we have mined all the gold in this area.
9. verb Both US and British companies mined for guano until about 1890.
10. verb Both US and British companies mined for guano deposits until about 1890.
11. verb Mine ores and metals.
12. verb Your situation is analogous to mine.
13. verb Your problem is similar to mine.
14. verb Your bicycle is similar to mine.
15. verb Your watch is similar to mine in shape and color.
16. adj. These things aren't mine!
17. adj. Your shoes are here. Where are mine?
18. adj. The watch on the desk is mine.
19. adj. The dictionary on the desk is mine.
20. adj. The money on the desk is not mine.
21. adj. The watch on the compact disc is mine.
22. adj. Which is mine?
23. adj. The bicycle by the door is mine.
24. adj. Those books are mine.
25. adj. Can it really be mine?
26. adj. It isn't mine.
27. adj. None of the cars is mine.
28. adj. The property is mine.
29. adj. None of the money is mine.
30. adj. The broken doll is mine.
Sentence  
verb
They mined iron in this town for 350 years.
These lodes may prove rich enough to be profitably mined.
More than one million tons of coal are mined each day in Australia.
About ten million tons of coal are mined every day in China.
Much gold is mined here.
Gold is mined in this area.
We didn't find anything interesting, when we mined her ship.
I think we have mined all the gold in this area.
Both US and British companies mined for guano until about 1890.
Both US and British companies mined for guano deposits until about 1890.
Mine ores and metals.
Your situation is analogous to mine.
Your problem is similar to mine.
Your bicycle is similar to mine.
Your watch is similar to mine in shape and color.
adj.
These things aren't mine!
Your shoes are here. Where are mine?
The watch on the desk is mine.
The dictionary on the desk is mine.
The money on the desk is not mine.
The watch on the compact disc is mine.
Which is mine?
The bicycle by the door is mine.
Those books are mine.
Can it really be mine?
It isn't mine.
None of the cars is mine.
The property is mine.
None of the money is mine.
The broken doll is mine.

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