may

verb

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • present indicative : may
  • past indicative : might
  • negation, past indicative : mightn’t
  • negation, present indicative : mayn’t
  • present indicative, second person, singular : mayest
  • present indicative, second person, singular : may’st
  • past indicative, second person, singular : mightest
  • past indicative, second person, singular : mightst

Senses

  • perhaps, possibly
  • permitted to

may

noun

Forms

  • singular : may
  • plural : mays

Senses