May (m )n. 1. The fifth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar. 2. The springtime of life; youth. 3. The celebration of May Day. [Middle English, from Old French Mai, from Latin M ius (m nsis), (the month) of Maia, from Mia, an Italic goddess; see meg- in Indo-European roots.] |
| May, Cape A peninsula of southern New Jersey between the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay. The southern tip forms Cape May Point. |
| may 1 (m) aux.v. Past tense might (m  t) 1. To be allowed or permitted to: May I take a swim? Yes, you may. 2. Used to indicate a certain measure of likelihood or possibility: It may rain this afternoon. 3. Used to express a desire or fervent wish: Long may he live! 4. Used to express contingency, purpose, or result in clauses introduced by that or so that: expressing ideas so that the average person may understand. 5. To be obliged; must. Used in statutes, deeds, and other legal documents. See Usage Note at can1. [Middle English, to be able, from Old English mæg, first and third person sing. of magan, to be strong, be able; see magh- in Indo-European roots.] |
| may 2 (m) n. Chiefly British The blossoms of the hawthorn. [French mai, hawthorn, from Mai, May (so called because it blooms in May); see May.] |
May [meɪ]
n
the fifth month of the year, consisting of 31 days
[from Old French, from Latin Maius, probably from Maia, Roman goddess, identified with the Greek goddess Maia]
may1
vb past might (takes an infinitive without to or an implied infinitive used as an auxiliary)
1. to indicate that permission is requested by or granted to someone he may go to the park tomorrow if he behaves himself
2. (often foll by well) to indicate possibility the rope may break he may well be a spy
3. to indicate ability or capacity, esp in questions may I help you?
4. to express a strong wish long may she reign
5. to indicate result or purpose: used only in clauses introduced by that or so that he writes so that the average reader may understand
6. another word for might1
7. to express courtesy in a question whose child may this little girl be?
be that as it may in spite of that: a sentence connector conceding the possible truth of a previous statement and introducing an adversative clause be that as it may, I still think he should come
come what may whatever happens
that's as may be (foll by a clause introduced by but) that may be so
[Old English mæg, from magan: compare Old High German mag, Old Norse mā]
Usage: It was formerly considered correct to use may rather than can when referring to permission as in: you may use the laboratory for your experiments, but this use of may is now almost entirely restricted to polite questions such as your analysis may have been more more credible if … is generally regarded as incorrect, might being preferred: your analysis might have been more credible if …
may2
n
an archaic word for maiden
[Old English mæg; related to Old High German māg kinsman, Old Norse māgr a relative by marriage]
May2
n
(Biographies / May, Sir Robert McCredie (1936 M, Australian, SCIENCE: biologist, SCIENCE: ecologist) Sir Robert McCredie. born 1936, Australian biologist and ecologist
may3
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also may tree a Brit name for hawthorn
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) short for may blossom
[from the month of May, when it flowers]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  May - the month following April and preceding JuneGregorian calendar, New Style calendar - the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752 First of May, May 1, May Day - observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor Mother's Day - second Sunday in May Armed Forces Day - the 3rd Saturday in May Decoration Day, Memorial Day - legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war Gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendar mid-May - the middle part of May |
| 2. |  may - 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 AmericaCrataegus, genus Crataegus - thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple |
Translations
May [meɪ]
may1 [meɪ] (might (pt, cond)) MODAL AUX VB
may2 [meɪ] N (Bot) (= blossom) → flor f del espino (Brit) (= tree) → espino m
may1 [meɪ] (might (pt, cond)) MODAL AUX VB
1. (of possibility) it may rain → puede or es posible que llueva
it may be that he has had to go out → puede(ser)que haya tenido que salir
he may not be hungry → a lo mejor no tiene hambre
they may well be related → puede que sean parientes
that's as may be → eso puede ser
be that as it may → sea como sea
they may have gone out → puede que hayan salido, a lo mejor han salido
he may not have spoken to her yet → a lo mejor no ha hablado con ella todavía, puede que no haya hablado con ella todavía
I may have said so → es posible que lo haya dicho, puede que lo haya dicho
yes, I may → sí, es posible, sí, a lo mejor
I might have said so → pudiera haberlo dicho
as you might expect → como era de esperar, según cabía esperar
who might you be? → ¿quién es usted?
how old might you be? → ¿cuántos años tendrás?
such a policy as might bring peace → una política que pudiera traernos la paz
it may be that he has had to go out → puede(ser)que haya tenido que salir
he may not be hungry → a lo mejor no tiene hambre
they may well be related → puede que sean parientes
that's as may be → eso puede ser
be that as it may → sea como sea
they may have gone out → puede que hayan salido, a lo mejor han salido
he may not have spoken to her yet → a lo mejor no ha hablado con ella todavía, puede que no haya hablado con ella todavía
I may have said so → es posible que lo haya dicho, puede que lo haya dicho
yes, I may → sí, es posible, sí, a lo mejor
I might have said so → pudiera haberlo dicho
as you might expect → como era de esperar, según cabía esperar
who might you be? → ¿quién es usted?
how old might you be? → ¿cuántos años tendrás?
such a policy as might bring peace → una política que pudiera traernos la paz
2. (of permission) → poder
yes, you may → sí, puedes, ¡cómo no!
if I may → si me lo permites
may I? → ¿me permite?, con permiso
may I go now? → ¿puedo irme ya?
may I see it? → ¿se puede ver?, ¿puedo verlo?
may I come in? → ¿se puede?, con permiso
you may smoke → se permite fumar
you may not smoke → se prohíbe fumar
if I may advise you → si permites que te dé un consejo
might I suggest that ...? → me permito sugerir que ...
yes, you may → sí, puedes, ¡cómo no!
if I may → si me lo permites
may I? → ¿me permite?, con permiso
may I go now? → ¿puedo irme ya?
may I see it? → ¿se puede ver?, ¿puedo verlo?
may I come in? → ¿se puede?, con permiso
you may smoke → se permite fumar
you may not smoke → se prohíbe fumar
if I may advise you → si permites que te dé un consejo
might I suggest that ...? → me permito sugerir que ...
3. (in wishes) may you have a happy life together → ¡que seáis felices!
may God bless you → ¡Dios te bendiga!
may you be forgiven! → ¡que Dios te perdone!
long may he reign! → ¡que reine muchos años!
or may I never eat prawns again → o que no vuelva nunca a comer gambas
may God bless you → ¡Dios te bendiga!
may you be forgiven! → ¡que Dios te perdone!
long may he reign! → ¡que reine muchos años!
or may I never eat prawns again → o que no vuelva nunca a comer gambas
4. (frm or liter) I hope he may succeed → espero que tenga éxito
I hoped he might succeed this time → esperaba que lo lograra esta vez
I hoped he might succeed this time → esperaba que lo lograra esta vez
5. might
6. (in phrases) we may or might as well go → vámonos ya or de una vez
run as he might → por mucho que corriese
run as he might → por mucho que corriese
may2 [meɪ] N (Bot) (= blossom) → flor f del espino (Brit) (= tree) → espino m
May [ˈmeɪ]
may [ˈmeɪ] modal aux vb
may [ˈmeɪ] modal aux vb
(indicating possibility) he may come → il se peut qu'il vienne, il viendra peut-être
It may rain → Il se peut qu'il pleuve., Il va peut-être pleuvoir.
I may
"Are you going to the party?" - "I don't know, I may." → "Est-ce que tu vas à la soirée?" - "Je ne sais pas, j'irai peut-être.", "Est-ce que tu vas à la soirée?" - "Je ne sais pas, il se peut que j'y aille."
come what may → advienne que pourra
It may rain → Il se peut qu'il pleuve., Il va peut-être pleuvoir.
I may
"Are you going to the party?" - "I don't know, I may." → "Est-ce que tu vas à la soirée?" - "Je ne sais pas, j'irai peut-être.", "Est-ce que tu vas à la soirée?" - "Je ne sais pas, il se peut que j'y aille."
come what may → advienne que pourra
(= can) → pouvoir
(when asking or giving permission)
May I smoke? → Est-ce que je peux fumer?, Puis-je fumer?
May I sit here? → Est-ce que je peux m'asseoir ici?, Puis-je m'asseoir ici?
May we come in? → Pouvons-nous entrer?, Est-ce que nous pouvons entrer?
You may leave → Vous pouvez partir.
May I smoke? → Est-ce que je peux fumer?, Puis-je fumer?
May I sit here? → Est-ce que je peux m'asseoir ici?, Puis-je m'asseoir ici?
May we come in? → Pouvons-nous entrer?, Est-ce que nous pouvons entrer?
You may leave → Vous pouvez partir.
May
may
May:
may:
n → Mai m
may
vi pret <might> ? also might1
(possibility: also might) → können; it may rain → es könnte regnen, vielleicht regnet es; it may be that … → vielleicht…, es könnte sein, dass …; although it may have been useful → obwohl es hätte nützlich sein können; he may not be hungry → vielleicht hat er keinen Hunger; I may have said so → es kann or könnte sein, dass ich das gesagt habe; you may be right → Sie könnten recht haben; there may not be a next time → vielleicht gibts gar kein nächstes Mal; they may be brothers for all I know → es kann or könnte sein, dass sie Brüder sind; yes, I may → ja, das ist möglich or das kann sein; I may just do that → vielleicht tue ich das wirklich; that’s as may be (not might) → das mag ja sein(, aber …); one may well wonder why … → die Frage wäre wohl berechtigt, warum …; you may well ask → das kann man wohl fragen
I hope he may succeed → ich hoffe, dass es ihm gelingt; I had hoped he might succeed this time → ich hatte gehofft, es würde ihm diesmal gelingen; such a policy as may or might bring peace → eine Politik, die zum Frieden führen könnte; we may or might as well go → ich glaube, wir können (ruhig) gehen; you may or might as well go now → du kannst jetzt ruhig gehen; if they don’t have it we may or might as well go to another firm → wenn sie es nicht haben, gehen wir am besten zu einer anderen Firma; if they won’t help we may or might just as well give up → wenn sie uns nicht helfen, können wir (ja) gleich aufgeben
(in wishes) may you be successful! → (ich wünsche Ihnen) viel Erfolg!; may your days be full of joy → mögen Ihnen glückliche Tage beschieden sein; may you be very happy together → ich wünsche euch, dass ihr sehr glücklich miteinander werdet; may the Lord have mercy on your soul → der Herr sei deiner Seele gnädig; may you be forgiven (inf) → so was tut man doch nicht!; may I be struck dead if I lie! → ich will auf der Stelle tot umfallen, wenn das nicht stimmt
(in questions) who may or might you be? → und wer sind Sie?, wer sind Sie denn?
May:
May beetle, May bug
n (Zool) → Maikäfer m
May Day
n → der 1. Mai, der Maifeiertag
may:
maypole
n → Maibaum m
May queen
n → Maikönigin f
May [meɪ] n → maggio
for usage see July
may [meɪ] (might (pt)) modal aux vb
May [meɪ] n → maggio
for usage see July
may [meɪ] (might (pt)) modal aux vb
for usage see July
may [meɪ] (might (pt)) modal aux vb
a. (possibility) she may come → può darsi che venga, può venire
he might come → potrebbe venire, può anche darsi che venga
I might well go → potrei anche andare
he might be there → può darsi che ci sia
he may not be hungry → potrebbe non aver fame, può darsi che non abbia fame
they may well be connected → può darsi benissimo che ci sia un legame
that's as may be → può anche darsi
be that as it may → comunque sia, sia come sia
you may well ask! → è quello che mi chiedo anch'io!
he might come → potrebbe venire, può anche darsi che venga
I might well go → potrei anche andare
he might be there → può darsi che ci sia
he may not be hungry → potrebbe non aver fame, può darsi che non abbia fame
they may well be connected → può darsi benissimo che ci sia un legame
that's as may be → può anche darsi
be that as it may → comunque sia, sia come sia
you may well ask! → è quello che mi chiedo anch'io!
b. (of permission) may I smoke? → posso fumare?
may I have a cigarette? - yes, of course → potrei avere una sigaretta? - sì, prego
may I sit here? → le dispiace se mi siedo qua?
if I may say so → se mi è concesso dirlo
may I? → permette?
might I suggest that ...? → con il suo permesso suggerirei che...
he said I might leave → mi ha detto che potevo andare
may I have a cigarette? - yes, of course → potrei avere una sigaretta? - sì, prego
may I sit here? → le dispiace se mi siedo qua?
if I may say so → se mi è concesso dirlo
may I? → permette?
might I suggest that ...? → con il suo permesso suggerirei che...
he said I might leave → mi ha detto che potevo andare
c. I hope he may succeed (frm) → spero che ci riesca
I hoped he might succeed this time → speravo che stavolta ci sarebbe riuscito
we may or might as well go → tanto vale che ci andiamo
he might have offered to help → avrebbe potuto offrirsi di aiutare
as you might expect → come c'era da aspettarsi
you might like to try → forse le piacerebbe provare
I hoped he might succeed this time → speravo che stavolta ci sarebbe riuscito
we may or might as well go → tanto vale che ci andiamo
he might have offered to help → avrebbe potuto offrirsi di aiutare
as you might expect → come c'era da aspettarsi
you might like to try → forse le piacerebbe provare
d. (in wishes) may you have a happy life together → possiate vivere insieme felici
may God bless you! → (che) Dio la benedica!
may God bless you! → (che) Dio la benedica!
May [meɪ] n → maggio
for usage see July
may [meɪ] (might (pt)) modal aux vb
a. (possibility) she may come → può darsi che venga, può venire
he might come → potrebbe venire, può anche darsi che venga
I might well go → potrei anche andare
he might be there → può darsi che ci sia
he may not be hungry → potrebbe non aver fame, può darsi che non abbia fame
they may well be connected → può darsi benissimo che ci sia un legame
that's as may be → può anche darsi
be that as it may → comunque sia, sia come sia
you may well ask! → è quello che mi chiedo anch'io!
he might come → potrebbe venire, può anche darsi che venga
I might well go → potrei anche andare
he might be there → può darsi che ci sia
he may not be hungry → potrebbe non aver fame, può darsi che non abbia fame
they may well be connected → può darsi benissimo che ci sia un legame
that's as may be → può anche darsi
be that as it may → comunque sia, sia come sia
you may well ask! → è quello che mi chiedo anch'io!
b. (of permission) may I smoke? → posso fumare?
may I have a cigarette? - yes, of course → potrei avere una sigaretta? - sì, prego
may I sit here? → le dispiace se mi siedo qua?
if I may say so → se mi è concesso dirlo
may I? → permette?
might I suggest that ...? → con il suo permesso suggerirei che...
he said I might leave → mi ha detto che potevo andare
may I have a cigarette? - yes, of course → potrei avere una sigaretta? - sì, prego
may I sit here? → le dispiace se mi siedo qua?
if I may say so → se mi è concesso dirlo
may I? → permette?
might I suggest that ...? → con il suo permesso suggerirei che...
he said I might leave → mi ha detto che potevo andare
c. I hope he may succeed (frm) → spero che ci riesca
I hoped he might succeed this time → speravo che stavolta ci sarebbe riuscito
we may or might as well go → tanto vale che ci andiamo
he might have offered to help → avrebbe potuto offrirsi di aiutare
as you might expect → come c'era da aspettarsi
you might like to try → forse le piacerebbe provare
I hoped he might succeed this time → speravo che stavolta ci sarebbe riuscito
we may or might as well go → tanto vale che ci andiamo
he might have offered to help → avrebbe potuto offrirsi di aiutare
as you might expect → come c'era da aspettarsi
you might like to try → forse le piacerebbe provare
1 to have the permission to You may go home now. mag يَسْتَطيع، لديه الأذْن имам разрешение smět måtte; kunne; få lov til dürfen μπορώ,μου επιτρέπεται (να) poder tohtima امکان داشتن saada, voida pouvoir רַשַאי आज्ञा पाये रहना smjeti, moći szabad, -hat, -het boleh má potere ～してもよい 허락하다 galėti drīkstēt mendapat kebenaran mogen kunne (få lov til) móc poder a putea, a avea voie să можно smieť smeti moći får [], kan [] สามารถจะ (ใช้แสดงการขออนุญาต) ...-ebilir 可以... могти اجازت لینا có thể 可以...
2 used to express a possibility in the present or future He may be here, I don't know. dalk يُمْكِن ، رُبَّما възможност snad ville måske kann, können μπορεί, ενδέχεται, είναι πιθανό (να) poder, ser posible võima ممکن بودن saattaa se pouvoir que יָכוֹל לִהיוֹת संभव होना može biti lehet mungkin getur potere ～かもしれない ...일 지 모른다 galėti iespējams; varbūt mungkin kunnen kunne (kanskje) móc poder a (se) putea может быть, возможно možno utegniti možda kan [] อาจจะ (ใช้แสดงความเป็นไปได้) ...-ebilir 可能... мати можливість مستقبل میں امکان جتانے کا کلمہ có lẽ 可能...
3 used to express a wish May you live a long and happy life. mag ليْتَ: للتَّمَنّي мога nechť, kéž måtte; gid mögen (Konjunktiv) είθε (να) ojalá (sooviv kõneviis) انشا الله kunpa fasse le ciel que הַלווָאי שֶׁ- आशा करना željeti da bár..., kívánom, hogy... semoga megi possa ～するほうがいい ...하기를 바라다 galėti ir semoga moge måtte... oby, obyś itd. oxalá a-i dori, a-i ura пожелание, пусть будет так nech da bi le da må, måtte คงจะ (ใช้แสดงความปรารถนา) İnşallah, dilerim ki 祝願 передає побажання خواہش ظاہر کرنے کے لیے cầu mong 祝愿
may as well
might as well. kan netsowel رُبَّما أيْضا може също moci právě tak kunne lige så godt ebensogut auch... können θα μπορούσα más vale que sama edukalt امکان قوی داشتن voida hyvinkin autant dire וְכֵן גָם संभवत: यह भी također legjobb ha..., akár... bisa jadi getur alveg eins (tanto vale) ～するほうがいい …하는 편이 낫다 (įkalbinėjant) galėti ir drīkstēt/varēt tikpat labi akan jadi eigenlijk wel kunnen kunne like godt równie dobrze, móc ostatecznie tanto faz (e) ca şi cum ai spune можно вполне môcť práve tak lahko pa tudi možete kan lika gärna อาจจะ...เหมือนกัน ...-se iyi olur 最好 цілком могти یہ بھی کر سکتے ہیں cũng như 最好
may have
used to express a possibility in the past He may have been here, but we cannot be sure. was dalk رُبَّما كان قَد възможност в миналото možná že måtte have Möglichkeit in der Vergangenheit πιθανόν να (για να δηλώσει πιθανότητα στο παρελθόν) es posible que võis امکان داشت on saattanut il se peut que יִיתָכֵן וקרה संभावना जताने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है moguće lehet, hogy... mungkin getur hafa verið (può darsi che), (è possibile che) ～したかもしれない ...했을 지도 모른다 galėti iespējams; varbūt (pagātnes nozīmē) mungkin kunnen kunne ha vært móc é possível que se poate să (вполне) возможно možno, že verjetno je možda kan ha อาจจะ (ใช้แสดงความเป็นไปได้ในอดีต) ...-ebilirdi 可能 вживається як допоміжне дієслово для утворення складної форми умовного способу ماضی میں امکان ظاہر کرنے کا کلمہ có thể (trong quá khứ) 可能
May → مايو květen maj Mai Μάιος mayo toukokuu mai svibanj maggio 五月 5월 mei mai maj maio май maj เดือนพฤษภาคม Mayıs tháng Năm 五月
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