may well in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "may well",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "might well",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "4": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "may well (third-person singular simple present may well, no present participle, simple past might well, no past participle)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "ref": "2012 May 13, Andrew Benson, “Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "Alonso and Ferrari may well privately regret the decision to delay their second pit stop until two laps after Maldonado made his on the 24th of 66 laps.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "May indeed."
      ],
      "id": "en-may_well-en-verb-tylejHyO",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-past-participle",
        "no-present-participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "may well"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "may well",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "might well",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "~",
        "2": "-",
        "3": "might well",
        "4": "-"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "ref": "2012 May 13, Andrew Benson, “Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "Alonso and Ferrari may well privately regret the decision to delay their second pit stop until two laps after Maldonado made his on the 24th of 66 laps.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "May indeed."
      ],
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          "indeed"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-past-participle",
        "no-present-participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "may well"
}

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"may well" meaning in English

Verb