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Inflections of 'may' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

may: v aux present

might: v aux past

Collocations for "may"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "may" in context.

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May

n

[last, next, this, the following, every] May
[1st, 23rd] May
[on, until, through] May [7]
every [Monday, morning, evening] in May
the first [week, Monday] of May
the [show, season, project] starts in May
the show [runs through to, ends in] May
May is a [slow, busy, hectic] month (for)
the month of May
her parents [liked, chose] the name May

n as adj

May [downpours, showers]
celebrations for May Day
May Day [activities, festivities, fairs]
UK: the May (Day) Bank Holiday
UK: the late May Bank Holiday

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'may' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Friday - May - 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

Forum discussions with the word(s) "may" in the title:

`may like` or `might like` - English Only forum
__?____ they may be buried under the ground - English Only forum
-May I try it? - Please! - English Only forum
... <from, since> 19th of May <till, to, until> 20th of June - English Only forum
... on the 21st of May - English Only forum
... that he thinks (?) may seem paranormal. - English Only forum
... that you might / may be interested - English Only forum
... the children try to predict some words the may hear <preposition?>. - English Only forum
...despite one praying earnestly and repeatedly, it may signify that some believers... - English Only forum
...it may then run out "stardust"... - English Only forum
...may not be as strong (as) if a.... - English Only forum
...meet him these balmy May days - English Only forum
...valid from 15 April to 31 May 2014, both dates inclusive. - English Only forum
...what begins as an isolated variant on a pattern may eventually become <the> <a> new pattern. - English Only forum
..is overvalued and may be heading for a recession - English Only forum
''may well be'' or ''may will be'' - English Only forum
'if you are interested' and 'if I may say so' - English Only forum
'May I come in' -- Indirect Speech - English Only forum
'May not' and 'can not' - English Only forum
'may' or 'might' [in reported speech] - English Only forum
'may' that problem not stop you - English Only forum
'Observations' may be cited / difficulties 'to be borne in mind' - English Only forum
'Often' before or after the verb? We may often fall ill, or We may fall ill often? - English Only forum
'To Whom It May Concern' - English Only forum
‘resource concentration’ that may be transformed ....... - English Only forum
‘T is a month before the month of May ... - English Only forum
“What is the problem with that,” you may ask. [punctuation?] - English Only forum
“Would you like some help?” “May I help you?” - English Only forum
(?) The biggest squid ever caught, up to 10 metres long, may be small … - English Only forum
（as） preposterous as it may sound - English Only forum
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