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English Idioms :: may
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may - See: BE THAT AS IT MAY, COME WHAT MAY, LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY. |
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Traditional English :: May
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may - n. 1 the fifth month of the year. 2 ( may) the hawthorn or its blossom. 3 poet. bloom, prime. may-apple an American herbaceous plant, Podophyllum peltatum, bearing a yellow egg-shaped fruit in May. May-bug a cockchafer. May Day 1 May esp. as a festival with dancing, or as an international holiday in honour of workers. May queen a girl chosen to preside over celebrations on May Day. Queen of the May = May queen. [ME f. OF mai f. L Maius (mensis) (month) of the goddess Maia] |
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Traditional English :: may
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may - v.aux. (3rd sing. present may; past might) 1 (often foll. by well for emphasis) expressing possibility (it may be true; I may have been wrong; you may well lose your way). 2 expressing permission (you may not go; may I come in?). Both can and may are used to express permission; in more formal contexts may is usual since can also denotes capability (can I move? = am I physically able to move?; may I move = am I allowed to move?).
3 expressing a wish (may he live to regret it).
4 expressing uncertainty or irony in questions (who may you be?; who are you, may I ask?).
5 in purpose clauses and after wish, fear, etc. (take such measures as may avert disaster; hope he may succeed). be that as it may (or that is as may be) that may or may not be so (implying that there are other factors) (be that as it may, I still want to go). [OE m g f. Gmc, rel. to MAIN(1), MIGHT(2)] |
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Related Words
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devil
cry
it
be
enya
cape
bed
breakfast
canterbury
cottage
co
come
moulin
rouge
dream
lyric
company
whom
concern
congress
hall
cheat
walk
through
wallpaper
trailer
daisy
costume
darling
buds
earl
fannie
candies
fanny
ferry
lewes
lewis
foundation
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Most Often Usage
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devil may cry 3
may it be
enya may it be
cape may bed and breakfast
canterbury cottage cape may
may co
come what may
moulin rouge come what may
what dream may come
come what may lyric
may company
to whom it may concern
congress hall cape may
devil may cry cheat
devil may cry walk through
devil may cry 2
devil may cry wallpaper
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