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How to pronounce “may”
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Pronunciation guide for may
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of may with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Art of the Short Story
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- Definition summary
- (obsolete, intransitive) To be strong; to have power (over). [8th–17th c.]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce may
Art of the Short Story
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Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “may”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (obsolete, intransitive) To be strong; to have power (over). [8th–17th c.]
- (obsolete, auxiliary) To be able; can. [8th–17th c.]
- (intransitive, poetic) To be able to go. [from 9th c.]
- (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. [from 9th c.]
- (modal auxiliary verb, defective) Granting the admissibility of a supposition, in a way that can be semantically either subjunctive or indicative.
- (subjunctive present, defective, chiefly poetic) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect). [from 16th c.]
- (modal auxiliary verb, defective) Used in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark.
- [Noun]
- The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.
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