may

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.

Verb

1. (intransitive, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, obsolete) To be strong; to have power (over).
2. (auxiliary, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, obsolete) To be able; can.
3. (intransitive, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, poetic) To be able to go.
4. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
5. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Granting the admissibility of a supposition, in a way that can be semantically either subjunctive or indicative.
6. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Granting the admissibility of a supposition, in a way that can be semantically either subjunctive or indicative.
7. (defective, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, poetic, present, subjunctive) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect).
8. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark.

Verb

1. (intransitive, poetic) To gather may, or flowers in general.
2. (intransitive, poetic) To celebrate May Day.

Concepts

pouvoir

aubépine

mai

peut-être

que

possible

bien

👍

être autorisé

ça se pourrait

“Ok”

trés bien

Crataegus

verbe modal

fleur

🌸

may

modal

parfait

Synonymes

can

might

perhaps

let

may be

possibly

will

be able to

could

be allowed to

shall

be allowed

whitethorn

hawthorn

would that

able

probably

English hawthorn

possible

be able

must

let it be

I wish

very well

able to

be possible

should

OK

🆗

Crataegus laevigata

Crataegus oxycantha

quickthorn

be competent

-able

quickthorns

evergreen thorn

apple haw

good

👍

cf. May flower

allowed

all right

be

dare

fine

grant

have to

haw

hawthorns

invoke

it seems

lest

Traductions

potere

poder

mogen

dürfen

poder

μπορώ

mögen

können

maggio

kunnen

estrepeiro

ίσως

επιτρέπεται

mag

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/meɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: may

Hérité de ancien anglais: mǣġ

Appartenant à ancien anglais: māge

Appartenant à ancien anglais: mǣġ

In summary

From French mai, so called because it blossoms in the month of May.

Phrases

She may be lost .

Elle peut être perdue.

He may have been a soldier .

Il était peut-être un soldat.

A shepherd may like to travel , but he should never forget about his sheep .

Un berger peut aimer voyager, mais il ne devrait jamais oublier ses moutons.

Debate may also end if no senator wishes to make any further remarks .

Le débat peut également prendre fin si aucun sénateur ne souhaite faire d'autres remarques.

There may also be pollution control or waste treatment facilities or equipment .

Il peut également y avoir des installations ou des équipements de traitement de la pollution ou de traitement des déchets.

Shock jocks may have sex workers as guests .

Les jocks de choc peuvent avoir des travailleuses du sexe en tant qu'invités.