Definition of may_i
1. may [ v ] get to or be allowed to do something
Examples:
"May I go to the movies tonight?"
"Can I have some ice cream?"
"We got to play video games all day long"
(Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)
He said , `` Captain , may I speak , please ?
Synonyms may get can Related Terms must_not get calculate2. May [ n ] the month following April and preceding June
Used in print:(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)
The spectacular Mays , who reaches a decade in the big_leagues come May 25 , joined six other sluggers who walloped four home_runs in a span of nine innings .
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)
The Pirates jumped_off to an 11 - 3 start by May 1 last year , when the Redbirds as_well_as the Dodgers held them even over the season .
On last May 1 , the Cardinals stood at 7 - 6 , ending a two season fall-off on that milestone .
In 1958 , the_Birds were 3 - 10 on May 1 .
Since 1949 , the St._Louis club has been below .500 on May 1 just four times .
Synonyms May Related Terms Gregorian_calendar_month spring Gregorian_calendar May_Day mid-May Memorial_Day Armed_Forces_Day Commonwealth_Day Mother's_Day3. may [ v ] expresses permission
Examples:
"You may leave now"
"Can I have another piece of cake?"
(William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)
May we state with_confidence that in such an exhibition a republic will find its greatest security ?
(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)
`` Just befoh he left foh his academeh we wuh hevin dack-rihs on the vuhranduh , Major_Roebuck an Ah , an Huhmun says ' May Ah hev one too ' ?
(Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)
Then we have informed a large_number of our crew that when they reach the United_States , they will be punished but that in the meanwhile , they may run loose and are expected to perform their jobs in_good_order .
A great_deal of labor we have as_well , for we are too uncertain of where trust may be placed '' .
Synonyms may might can4. May [ n ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 472
Synonyms May5. May [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 264
Synonyms May6. may [ n ] thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
Synonyms whitethorn English_hawthorn Crataegus_laevigata Crataegus_oxycantha may Related Terms haw CrataegusSimilar Spelling
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