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May Audio Help / meɪ / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ mey ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. the fifth month of the year, containing 31 days.
2. the early part of one's life, esp. the prime: a young woman in her May.
3. the festivities of May Day.
4. (lowercase British .
–verb (used without object) 6. (lowercase to gather flowers in the spring: when we were maying.
[Origin:
bef. 1050; ME, OE
Maius < L, short for
Maius ménsis Maia's month
]
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may 1 Audio Help / meɪ / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ mey ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person may, 2nd may or (Archaic may·est or mayst, 3rd may; present plural may; past might. 1. (used to express possibility): It may rain.
2. (used to express opportunity or permission): You may enter.
3. (used to express contingency, esp. in clauses indicating condition, concession, purpose, result, etc.): I may be wrong but I think you would be wise to go. Times may change but human nature stays the same.
4. (used to express wish or prayer): May you live to an old age.
5. Archaic .
[Origin:
bef. 900; ME
mai 1st and 3rd pers. sing. pres. ind. of
mouen, OE
mæg (inf.
magan ); c. G
mögen ]
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Synonym Collection v1.1 Cite This Source Main Entry: may Part of Speech: verb Synonyms: can , likelihood , might , must , possible , shrub , wish , allowed , hawthorn , permitted Source: Synonym Collection v1.1
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