- may⇄may (1), verb, pres. indic. sing.may,(Archaic)mayestormayst,may,pl.may;past tensemight.
auxiliary. verb 1. to be permitted or allowed to.
Ex. May I have an apple? You may go now.
2. to be possible that it will.
Ex. It may rain tomo - may⇄may (2), noun.
1. the hawthorn. It blooms in May.
2. any spiraea that blooms in May. - may⇄may (3), noun.
(Archaic.) a maiden; virgin. - May⇄May, noun.
1. the fifth month of the year. It has 31 days.
2. (Figurative.) the springtime; prime of life; prime.
Ex. the May of my years (Philip Sidney).
3. the festivities of May Day.
Ex. I'm to be Queen o' the May, mothe - may⇄v.i. (Obsolete.) to be able; have power.