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may [mey] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
may [mey]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grant permission
Synonyms: be allowed, be authorized, be permitted, can, can do
Notes: can applies to what is possible and may to what is permissible; can means 'able to,' may means 'permitted to'
may is more optimistic than might; may carries the idea of permission while might suggests likelihood
Main Entry: can
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be able
Synonyms: be capable of, be equal to, be up to, be within one's area, be within one's control, can do, commit, could, cut the mustard, have it made, lie in one's power, make it, make out, make the grade, manage, may, take care of
Notes: can applies to what is possible and may to what is permissible; can means 'able to,' may means 'permitted to'
Antonyms: cannot
Example Sentences
  • But that may not be the case in the future as stricter air quality rules are put in place.
  • They may yet come back into the national spotlight if they maintain momentum.
  • Watermelon, the quintessential summer fruit, may soon be helping to fuel your car as well as your picnic guests.
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