may

may
may
may1 [mā]
v.aux.
pt.might [ME < OE mæg, akin to Ger mag, OHG & Goth magan, lit., to be physically capable of doing < IE base * māgh-, to be able > MIGHT2]
1. used to express ability or power: now generally replaced by CAN1
2. used to express possibility or likelihood [it may rain]
3. used to express permission [you may go]: see usage note at CAN1
4. used to express contingency, as in clauses of purpose, result, concession, or condition [they died that we may be free]
5. used in exclamations and apostrophes to express a wish, hope, or prayer [may he rest in peace]
6. Law shall; must: As a modal auxiliary, may is followed by an infinitive without to
vi.
1. used to express possibility or likelihood
2. used to express permission [yes, you may]
may2 [mā]
n.
[ME < OE mæg, kinswoman, woman (? merged with ON mær, maiden)]
Archaic a maiden

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