may
The hawthorn bush or its blossomsThe hawthorn bush or its blossoms.
» You may use my new car.
Du darfst meinen neuen Wagen benutzen. — Dejo
Du darfst meinen neuen Wagen nehmen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Можете взять мою новую машину. — marafon
Можешь взять мою новую машину. — marafon
Вы можете пользоваться моей новой машиной. — marafon
Можеш скористатися моєю новою машиною. — miketheknight
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2 senses(uncountable)The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.
Weißdornblüte
боя́рышникbojáryšnik
(archaic)A maiden.
- the month following April and preceding June
- thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
Examples
7919 sentencesYou may use my new car.
Можеш скористатися моєю новою машиною. — miketheknight
ruМожете взять мою новую машину. — marafon
deDu darfst meinen neuen Wagen benutzen. — Dejo
You may go anywhere you like.
Можеш іти куди хочеш. — aandrusiak
ruМожешь идти куда хочешь. — Kostia
deDu kannst gehen, wohin du möchtest. — jakov
You may or may not win.
Ти можеш перемогти, а можеш і не перемогти. — deniko
deVielleicht gewinnst du, vielleicht aber auch nicht. — Kuraimegami
You may sit wherever you like.
Можеш сісти, де хочеш. — deniko
ruВы можете сесть куда хотите. — arseniiv
deDu kannst dich hinsetzen, wo du magst. — xtofu80
You may go wherever you like.
Можеш іти куди хочеш. — aandrusiak
ruТы можешь пойти, куда тебе заблагорассудится. — Alexword
Translations
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Origin
From French mai, so called because it blossoms in the month of May. From Middle English mFrom French mai, so called because it blossoms in the month of May.
From Middle English may, maye (“woman, maid, girl, virgin”), from Old English mǣġ (“kinswoman”), from Proto-West Germanic *māg, from Proto-Germanic *mēgaz (“kinsman”). Related to Old English māge, mǣġe (“kinswoman”) and Old English mǣġ (“kinsman”).
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Forms
plural: mays| Singular | may |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonyms- thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America:whitethornEnglish hawthornCrataegus laevigataCrataegus oxycantha
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Modals of deduction: must, might, can't — Because the lesson uses it
- C1Hedging and register — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable