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May

verb
/meɪ/
Word Frequency: 98.7

Definitions

1.verbTo be strong; to have power (over).
2.verb(auxiliary) To be able; can.
3.verbTo be able to go.
4.verb(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
"you may smoke outside;  may I sit there?"
5.verb(modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly.
"he may be lying;  Schrödinger's cat may or may not be in the box"
6.verb(subjunctive present, defective) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect).
"may you win;  may the weather be sunny"
7.verbUsed in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark.

Synonyms

cancouldmightgetwhitethorncrataegus laevigatacrataegus oxycanthaenglish hawthornpleaseopportunityablecapable

Rhymes With

conveydisplaydismaysobriquetdisarrayallaygaydecay
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