Collocations for "May"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "May" in context.
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may
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- yes, you may
- no, you may not
- may (not) [go, make, eat, say]
- may (not) [reflect, include]
- may I [go, speak, answer, make]?
- may [apply, request]
- may [correct me, leave feedback]
- may [vary, change, alter]
- may [need, require, wish]
- [amounts, prices, information, color, results] may vary
- may [cause, affect]
- may result in
- may [close, open]
- may be [true, correct]
- it may be that
- it may [rain, snow] (overnight)
- it may seem [impossible, difficult, that way]
- [that, which] may
- may also [have, be, include, want]
- do as you may
- if I may say so
- we may as well [go, leave, try]
- may have [seen, said, been, gone]
- UK: you may well ask
'May' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Friday
- Sir
- Wednesday
- able
- account
- actually
- additional
- adjustment
- administration
- administrator
- adverse
- affect
- afraid
- agency
- ahead
- alien
- already
- also
- alternatively
- amount
- appeal
- apply
- approach
- arise
- arrive
- as
- assistance
- attend
- attention
- bank
- behave
- bloom
- blossom
- blurry
- bold
- borrow
- brag
- card
- case
- certainly
- child
- coating
- college
- come
- comfort
- compensation
- complaint
- comply
- concern
- conclusion