may
/mā/
verb
- expressing possibility."that may be true"
- expressing permission."may I ask a few questions?"
- expressing a wish or hope."may she rest in peace"
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May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice ...
The meaning of MAY is —used to indicate possibility or probability —sometimes used interchangeably with can —sometimes used where might would be expected.
NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR FOUNDER FAMILY May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian and its predecessor, the Julian calendar. Named after the Greek.
verb · to indicate that permission is requested by or granted to someone · often foll by well to indicate possibility · to indicate ability or capacity, esp in ...
may · be allowed · be authorized · be permitted · can do. verb as in concede possibility. Compare Synonyms.
may modal verb (SUGGESTION). used to make a suggestion or suggest a possibility in a polite way: You may want to have a bite to eat before you leave.
MAY meaning: 1 : used to indicate that something is possible or probable; 2 : used to say that one thing is true but something else is also true.