may
/meɪ/ modal verb (present tense may, past tense might /mɑɪt/) (POSSIBILITY)Definition
› used to express possibility: She said she may decide to accept the job offer and may not.
(Definition of may modal verb (POSSIBILITY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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maxim n
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maximize v
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maximum adj
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may modal verb PERMISSION
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may modal verb SUGGESTION
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May n
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maybe adv
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mayday n
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mayhem n
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