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Definition: Meaning of, may in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / meɪ /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
may might may
Present Participle Third Person Singular
may
  1. possibility if something may happen or may be true, there is a possibility that it will happen or be true but this is not certain [=  might]
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  2. possible to do something if something may be done, completed etc in a particular way, that is how it is possible to do it [=  can]
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  3. allowed used to say that someone is allowed to do something [=  can]
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  4. allowed may I/we ...? spoken formal used to ask politely for permission to do something
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  5. in polite expressions spoken formal used to say, ask, or suggest something in a polite way
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  6. although used to say that even though one thing is true, something else which seems very different is also true
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  7. may as well spoken used to suggest that someone should do something, because there is no good reason to do anything else [=  might as well]
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  8. may somebody/something do something formal used to express a wish or hope
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  9. purpose formal used after 'so that' or 'in order that' to say that someone does something in order to make something else possible
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  10. be that as it may formal in spite of what you have just mentioned
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  11. may well used to say that there is a good reason for a reaction, question, or feeling
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[uncountable] [British English]
  1. the white or pink flowers of the HAWTHORN
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May


Definition: Meaning of, May in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / meɪ /

  • noun
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Singular Plural
May Mays
[uncountable and countable]
  1. the fifth month of the year, between April and June
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May used in phrases

  • 15 May Organization (noun)
    1. a terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah
  • 8 May 1945 (noun)
    1. the date of Allied victory in Europe, World War II
  • Alcott, Louisa May
    1. (1832-88) a US writer whose novels for children include Little Women and Good Wives
  • Cape May (noun)
    1. a cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean
  • Cape May warbler (noun)
    1. north American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black
  • Darling Buds of May, The
    1. one of a series of humorous novels by H.E. Bates about the Larkin family, a family of farmers in southern England during the 1950s
  • Doris May Lessing (noun)
    1. born in 1919 now Zimbabwe english author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia
  • First of May (noun)
    1. observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honour of labour
  • Gloria May Josephine Svensson (noun)
    1. 1899-1983 united States actress in many silent films
  • Louisa May Alcott (noun)
    1. 1832-1888 united States novelist noted for children's books
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