may
/meɪ̯/may
VERBDefinition of may
To be allowed to; to have permission to do something
Example: "May I sit here?" "Yes, go ahead. The seat is empty."
If you say something may happen or may be true, you mean there is a chance that it is true.
Example: He may be lying, but I'm not sure.
May is the fifth (5th) month of the year.
Example: There are 31 days in May.
May is a female given name.
Example: May fell down and hurt her knee.
may
EXAMPLESExamples of may
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"May I sit here?" "Yes, go ahead. The seat is empty."
Example sentence2
You may not smoke, this area is "no smoking".
Example sentence3
He may be lying, but I'm not sure.
Example sentence4
It may rain today.
Example sentence5
There are 31 days in May.
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