"may've" meaning in All languages combined

See may've on Wiktionary

Contraction [English]

IPA: /meɪv/
Rhymes: -eɪv Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} may've, {{en-cont}} may've
  1. may have Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-may've-en-contraction--RdrgmlL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for may've meaning in All languages combined (1.0kB)

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        {
          "ref": "2004, Jan Needle, The spithead nymph, page 139",
          "text": "\"He may've hid?\" asked Bentley. The boatswain nodded an affirmative. \"He may've, sir. But we looked and searched a bit, and we found nothing. We flushed a few more drunken buggers out for locking up, but no Black Bob. I'm sorry, sir, but I wouldn't be surprised...\"",
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      "homophone": "Maeve"
    }
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
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