Definizione monolingua

may

- (third-person singular simple present may, present participle -, simple past might, past participle -)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To be strong; to have power (over). [8th-17th c.]
2. (obsolete, auxiliary) To be able; can. [8th-17th c.]
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.3.6:

     But many times [...] we give way to passions we may resist and will not.

3. (intransitive, poetic) To be able to go. [from 9th c.]
   • 1600, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Nights Dream, III.3:

     O weary night, O long and tedious night, / Abate thy houres, shine comforts from the East, / That I may backe to Athens by day-light [...].

4. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. [from 9th c.]

   You may smoke outside.

   May I sit there?

5. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly. [from 13th c.]

   He may be lying.

   Schrödingers cat may or may not be in the box.

   • 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, BBC Sport:

     The result may not quite give the Wearsiders a sweet ending to what has been a sour week, following allegations of sexual assault and drug possession against defender Titus Bramble, but it does at least demonstrate that their spirit remains strong in the face of adversity.

6. (subjunctive present, defective) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect). [from 16th c.]

   May you win. May the weather be sunny.

   • 1974, Bob Dylan, Forever Young

     May God bless and keep you always

     May your wishes all come true

     May you always do for others

     And let others do for you

     May you build a ladder to the stars

     And climb on every rung

     May you stay forever young

may (plural mays)

1. The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.

may (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. yes

Definizione dizionario may

	potere
	have permission to
	subjunctive
	Aver il permesso di. Usato per dare un permesso e nelle domande nelle quali si fa una richiesta in modo gentile.
	To have permission to. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.

	biancospino
	the hawthorn bush or its blossom

	forse
	possibly, but not certainly

	può essere che
	possibly, but not certainly

biancospini

fiore di biancospino

lazzeruolo

maggio

pruni agazzini

può

spini bianchi

Altri significati:

(intransitive, poetic) To be able to go. [from 9th c.]

To gather may.

(obsolete, auxiliary) To be able; can. [8th-17th c.]

The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.

(modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly. [from 13th c.]

(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. [from 9th c.]

(subjunctive present, defective) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect). [from 16th c.]

(obsolete, intransitive) To be strong; to have power (over). [8th-17th c.]