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may verb

  /meɪ/
  • (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. [from 9th c.]
мочь, мо́жно
  • (modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly. [from 13th c.]
мочь, мо́жет быть
  • (subjunctive present, defective, chiefly, poetic) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect). [from 16th c.]
да, да бу́дет

May properNoun

  /meɪ/
  • The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June.
май
  • A en given name, usually pet name for Mary and Margaret, reinforced by the month and plant meaning.
Ма́йя

may noun

  /meɪ/
  • The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.
боя́рышник
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