Definition for ME

ME, pron. [pron. pers.; the objective case of I, answering to the oblique cases of ego, in Latin. Sax. me; Goth. mik; G. mich; Fr. moi; L. mihi; Sp. mi; It. mi or me; Arm. me; Port. mim; D. my; Gaelic, mo; Hindoo, mejko; Sans. me. The Hindoos use me in the nominative, as in Celtic and French, mi, moi.]

Follow me; give to me; go with me. The phrase "I followed me close," is not in use. Before think, as in methinks, me is properly in the dative case, and the verb is impersonal; the construction is, it appears to me.

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