may

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

mogen

kunnen

het recht hebben

modaal werkwoord

mei

hulpwerkwoord

meidoorn

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

potere

poder

pouvoir

dürfen

poder

aubépine

μπορώ

mögen

können

maggio

estrepeiro

mai

ίσως

επιτρέπεται

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/meɪ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: may

Overgenomen van Oudengels: mǣġ

Verwant aan Oudengels: māge

Verwant aan Oudengels: mǣġ

In summary

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

Zinnen

She may be lost .

Ze kan verloren zijn.

He may have been a soldier .

Hij is misschien een soldaat geweest.

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

Een herder wil misschien reizen, maar hij moet zijn schapen nooit vergeten.

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

Debat kan ook eindigen als geen enkele senator verdere opmerkingen wil maken.

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

Er kunnen ook vervuilingscontrole of afvalbehandelingsfaciliteiten of -apparatuur zijn.

Shock jocks may have sex workers as guests .

Schokjocks kunnen sekswerkers hebben als gasten.