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Definition of
may noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
may
noun
/meɪ/
/meɪ/
[uncountable]
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the white or pink flowers of the
hawthorn
Word Origin
noun
late Middle English: from
May
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come what may
as the case may be
be that as it may
your milage may vary
may/might (just) as well do something
(you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a sheep as (for) a lamb
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