may

may

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/meɪ/]

Senses

1. may (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To be strong; to have power (over).

2. may (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To be able; can.

Example: But many times[…]we give way to passions we may resist and will not.

3. may (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To be able to go.

Example: O weary night, O long and tedious night,
Abate thy houres, shine comforts from the East,
That I may backe to Athens by day-light […].

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • megʰ (Proto-Indo-European)

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