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1. (pres.) may
(used to express possibility): It may rain.
You may have been right.
2. may
(used to express opportunity or permission):
You may enter.
3. may
(used to express contingency, esp. in clauses indicating condition, concession, purpose, result, etc.):
strange as it may seem; Let us concur so that we may live in peace.
4. may
(used to express wish or prayer):
Long may you live!
5. may
Archaic. (used to express ability or power.)
6. (n.) May
the fifth month of the year, containing 31 days.
7. May
(often l.c.) the early flourishing part of life; prime.
8. May
the festive activities of May Day.
9. (v.i.) May
(l.c.) to gather flowers in May.
10. (n.) May
Cape, a cape at the SE tip of New Jersey, on Delaware Bay.
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| Definition of 'MAY' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) May
the month following April and preceding June
2. (noun) whitethorn, English hawthorn, may, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha
thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
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1. (noun) May
the 5th month of the year
They're visiting in May.; My birthday is on May 20th.
2. may
indicates what is possible
There may be some snow later today.; We may have to change our plans.
3. may
used to politely ask or give permission
May I see your passports, please.; Guests may use the gym free of charge.
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| Definition of 'MAY' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) MAY
a maiden
2. (noun) MAY
the fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days
3. (noun) MAY
the early part or springtime of life
4. (noun) MAY
the flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn
5. (noun) MAY
the merrymaking of May Day
6. MAY
an auxiliary verb qualifyng the meaning of another verb, by expressing: (a) Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by can
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| Definitions of 'MAY' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. MAY
the fifth month of the year, so called from a Sanskrit word signifying to grow, as being the shooting or growing month.
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Sense: to have the permission to
You may go home now.
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 Afrikaans: mag |
 Arabic: يَسْتَطيع، لديه الأذْن |
 Bulgarian: имам разрешение |
 Brazilian: poder |
 Czech: smět |
 German: dürfen |
 Danish: måtte; kunne; få lov til |
 Greek: μπορώ, μου επιτρέπεται (ν |
 Spanish: poder |
 Estonian: tohtima |
 Farsi: امکان داشتن |
 Finnish: saa |
 French: pouvoir |
 Hebrew: רַשַאי |
 Hindi: आज्ञा पाये रहना |
 Croatian: smjeti, moći |
 Hungarian: szabad, -hat, -het |
 Indonesian: boleh |
 Icelandic: má |
 Italian: potere |
 Japanese: ～してもよい |
 Korean: 허락하다 |
 Lithuanian: galėti |
 Latvian: drīkstēt |
 Malay: mendapat kebenaran |
 Dutch: mogen |
 Norwegian: kunne (få lov til) |
 Polish: móc |
 Persian: امکان داشتن |
 Pashto: امكان لرل |
 Portuguese: poder |
 Romanian: a putea, a avea voie să |
 Russian: можно |
 Slovak: smieť |
 Slovenian: smeti |
 Serbian: moći |
 Swedish: får [lov att], kan [få] |
 Thai: สามารถจะ (ใช้แสดงการขออนุ |
 Turkish: ...-ebilir |
 Taiwanese: 可以... |
 Ukrainian: могти |
 Urdu: اجازت لینا |
 Vietnamese: có thể |
 Chinese: 可以... |
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