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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | concede possibility |
| Synonyms: | be going to, shall, should, will |
| 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 |
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