ALL meanings of may
may
M m - noun may the early part of one's life, especially the prime: a young woman in her May. 1
- noun may the festivities of May Day. 1
- noun may (lowercase) British. the hawthorn. 1
- noun may a female given name. 1
- noun may Cape, a cape at the SE tip of New Jersey, on Delaware Bay. 1
- verb without object may (lowercase) to gather flowers in the spring: when we were maying. 1
- noun may See can1. 1
- auxiliary verb may contingency 1
- auxiliary verb may possibility 1
- auxiliary verb may opportunity 1
- auxiliary verb may permission 1
- auxiliary verb may request: 1st person 1
- auxiliary verb may prayer, wish 1
- auxiliary verb may even though 1
- noun may The hawthorn or its blossom. 1
- noun may the fifth month of the year, containing 31 days. 1
- noun may The hawthorn bush or its blossoms. 0
- verb may (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VI To be strong; to have power (over). 0
- verb may (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VA To be able; can. 0
- verb may (Intransitive Verb) (poetic) To be able to go. 0
- verb may (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. 0
- verb may (modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly. 0
- verb may (subjunctive present, defective) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect). 0
- verb may Used in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark. 0
- verb may To gather may. 0
- variable noun may May is the fifth month of the year in the Western calendar. 0
- modal verb may You use may to indicate that something will possibly happen or be true in the future, but you cannot be certain. 0
- modal verb may You use may to indicate that there is a possibility that something is true, but you cannot be certain. 0
- modal verb may You use may to indicate that something is sometimes true or is true in some circumstances. 0
- modal verb may You use may have with a past participle when suggesting that it is possible that something happened or was true, or when giving a possible explanation for something. 0
- modal verb may You use may in statements where you are accepting the truth of a situation, but contrasting it with something that is more important. 0
- modal verb may You use may when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something that people can make use of if they want to. 0
- modal verb may You use may to indicate that someone is allowed to do something, usually because of a rule or law. You use may not to indicate that someone is not allowed to do something. 0
- modal verb may You use may when you are giving permission to someone to do something, or when asking for permission. 0
- modal verb may You use may when you are making polite requests. 0
- modal verb may You use may, usually in questions, when you are politely making suggestions or offering to do something. 0
- modal verb may You use may as a polite way of interrupting someone, asking a question, or introducing what you are going to say next. 0
- modal verb may You use may when you are mentioning the reaction or attitude that you think someone is likely to have to something you are about to say. 0
- modal verb may You use may in expressions such as I may add and I may say in order to emphasize a statement that you are making. 0
- modal verb may If you do something so that a particular thing may happen, you do it so that there is an opportunity for that thing to happen. 0
- modal verb may People sometimes use may to express hopes and wishes. 0
- verb may to indicate that permission is requested by or granted to someone 0
- verb may to indicate possibility 0
- verb may to indicate ability or capacity, esp in questions 0
- verb may to express a strong wish 0
- verb may to indicate result or purpose: used only in clauses introduced by that or so that 0
- verb may to express courtesy in a question 0
- noun may the fifth month of the year, consisting of 31 days 0
- noun may Robert McCredie, Baron. born 1936, Australian biologist and ecologist 0
- noun may Theresa (Mary). born 1956, British politician; home secretary (2010–16); leader of the Conservative party from 2016; prime minister from 2016 0