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"word": "a cat may look at a king"
},
{
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"word": "as luck may have it"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "as the case may be"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "be it as it may"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "be that as it may"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "be this as it may"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "come what may"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "devil-may-care"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gods may do what cattle may not"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "hold come what may"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "if I may"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "if I may be so bold"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "if I may say so"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "I hope I may be shot"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "I may not but"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "it may well with"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may well with"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "I wish I may be shot"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "lang may yer lum reek"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "let the chips fall where they may"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "let the dice fall where they may"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may as well"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "maybe"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may chance"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may-fall"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may-fortune"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may God be my witness"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may God have mercy on your soul"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mayhap"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mayhappen"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may I?"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may I help you"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may-issue"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mayn't"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may-pole"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may the 4th be with you"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may the Force be without you"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may the Force be with you"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may the force be with you"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may the Force not be with you"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may the Fourth be with you"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may the fourth be with you"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may the odds be ever in your favor"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may well"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "may you live in interesting times"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mother may I"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "much good may it do someone"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "pigs may fly"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sticks and stones may break my bones"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "that is as may be"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "that's as may be"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "the fox may grow grey but never good"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "there may be snow on the mountaintop but there's fire in the valley"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "those who will not when they may, when they will they shall have nay"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "to those it may concern"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "to whom it may concern"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "to whom this may concern"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "try as one may"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "whatever the case may be"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "what-you-may-call-it"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "your mileage may differ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "your mileage may vary"
}
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*megʰ-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
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"2": "enm",
"3": "mowen"
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{
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"2": "mayen"
},
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"name": "m"
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{
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{
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"name": "inh"
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{
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"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*magan"
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"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *magan",
"name": "inh"
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{
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"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*maganą"
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{
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*megʰ-"
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"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-",
"name": "inh"
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"2": "mogen",
"3": "",
"4": "to be able to, be allowed to, may"
},
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"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "mag",
"3": "",
"4": "may",
"pos": "first and third-person singular of <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nl\">mogen</i> (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”)"
},
"expansion": "Dutch mag (“may”, first and third-person singular of mogen (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”))",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds",
"2": "mögen"
},
"expansion": "Low German mögen",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "mögen",
"3": "",
"4": "to like, want, require"
},
"expansion": "mögen (“to like, want, require”)",
"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "mag",
"3": "",
"4": "like",
"pos": "first and third-person singular of <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"de\">mögen</i> (“to like, want, require”)"
},
"expansion": "German mag (“like”, first and third-person singular of mögen (“to like, want, require”))",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "må"
},
"expansion": "Swedish må",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "mega"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic mega",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "megum"
},
"expansion": "megum",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "might"
},
"expansion": "might",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English mowen, mayen, moȝen, maȝen, from Old English magan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-.\nCognate with Dutch mag (“may”, first and third-person singular of mogen (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”)), Low German mögen, German mag (“like”, first and third-person singular of mögen (“to like, want, require”)), Swedish må, Icelandic mega, megum. See also might.",
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{
"form": "may",
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"singular",
"third-person"
]
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{
"form": "might",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
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},
"expansion": "may (third-person singular simple present may, no present participle, simple past might, no past participle)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
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"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To be strong; to have power (over)."
],
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"(obsolete, intransitive) To be strong; to have power (over)."
],
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"no-past-participle",
"no-present-participle",
"obsolete"
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{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To be able; can."
],
"id": "en-may-en-verb-1Pao3eFd",
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[
"able",
"able"
],
[
"can",
"can"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete, auxiliary) To be able; can."
],
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"no-past-participle",
"no-present-participle",
"obsolete"
]
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"name": "American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts",
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"Entry maintenance"
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{
"_dis": "14 4 4 5 23 6 5 16 6 5 12",
"kind": "lifeform",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Pome fruits",
"orig": "en:Pome fruits",
"parents": [
"Rose family plants",
"Shrubs",
"Trees",
"Rosales order plants",
"Plants",
"Lifeforms",
"All topics",
"Life",
"Fundamental",
"Nature"
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"source": "w+disamb"
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "1600, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, III.3",
"text": "O weary night, O long and tedious night,\nAbate thy houres, shine comforts from the East,\nThat I may backe to Athens by day-light […].",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To be able to go."
],
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"links": [
[
"poetic",
"poetic"
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[
"go",
"go"
]
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"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, poetic) To be able to go."
],
"tags": [
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"no-past-participle",
"no-present-participle",
"poetic"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "you may smoke outside; may I sit there?",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests."
],
"id": "en-may-en-verb-~kBbo5nP",
"links": [
[
"permission",
"permission"
],
[
"allowed",
"allowed"
]
],
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"(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests."
],
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{
"word": "can"
},
{
"word": "could"
},
{
"word": "might"
}
],
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"auxiliary",
"defective",
"modal",
"no-past-participle",
"no-present-participle"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "ase",
"lang": "American Sign Language",
"note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown",
"sense": "have permission to"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "istaṭāʕa",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"note": "مُمْكِن (mumkin, literally “possible”)",
"sense": "have permission to"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "moga",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "мога"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "imam vǎzmožnost",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "имам възможност"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ho² ji⁵",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "可以"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kěyǐ",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "可以"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "smět"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "må"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "mogen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "rajti"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "voida"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "saada"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "pouvoir"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "valer"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "dürfen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "können"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "binauhan",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "boró",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "μπορώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epitrépetai",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "επιτρέπεται"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "szabad"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "-hat"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "-het"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "mega"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "boleh"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "dapat"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "bisa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "potere"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shite mo ii",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "してもいい"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hal su itda",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "할 수 있다"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "possum"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "have permission to",
"tags": [
"with-subjunctive"
],
"word": "sim"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "mihi licet"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "licet"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "drīkstēt"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "boleh"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "ukaya na ruhusa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "kan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "få"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "må"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "magan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "mōtan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tavânestan",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "توانستن"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "móc"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "putea"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "močʹ",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "мочь"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "móžno",
"sense": "have permission to",
"tags": [
"predicative"
],
"word": "мо́жно"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "smieť"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "(ip) směć"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "få"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "kunna"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "kan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "maaari"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "puwede"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "được phép"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "poleur"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 3 5 79 3 5 4",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "cael"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "he may be lying; Schrödinger's cat may or may not be in the box",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2-2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "The result may not quite give the Wearsiders a sweet ending to what has been a sour week, following allegations of sexual assault and drug possession against defender Titus Bramble, but it does at least demonstrate that their spirit remains strong in the face of adversity.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68",
"text": "Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Expressing a present possibility; possibly."
],
"id": "en-may-en-verb-594ahLgn",
"links": [
[
"possibility",
"possibility"
],
[
"possibly",
"possibly"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "could"
},
{
"word": "might"
}
],
"tags": [
"auxiliary",
"defective",
"modal",
"no-past-participle",
"no-present-participle"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "ase",
"lang": "American Sign Language",
"note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"note": "potser (followed by \"que\" and then the subjunctive)",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ho² nang⁴",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "可能"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kěnéng",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "可能"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "måske"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "voida"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "saattaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "taitaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "peut-être"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"tags": [
"impersonal",
"singular",
"third-person"
],
"word": "se pouvoir"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "pode ser"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "können"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "mögen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ísos",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "ίσως"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "mállon",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "μάλλον"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "án",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"tags": [
"with-optative"
],
"word": "ἄν"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "'asúi",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "עשוי"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "lehet"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "lehetséges"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "előfordulhat"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"tags": [
"with-past",
"with-subjunctive"
],
"word": "geta"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "mungkin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "barangkali"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "bisa jadi"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "bisa saja"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"alt": "たぶん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tabun",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "多分"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"alt": "かもしれない",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kamo shirenai",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "かも知れない"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"tags": [
"with-subjunctive"
],
"word": "sim"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "mungkin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "boleh jadi"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "kan være"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"note": "also expressed with adv. kanskje",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šâyad",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "شایَد"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "móc"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "możliwe, że"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "talvez"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "se poate"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "quizás"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "tal vez"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "poder ser"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "kan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "kanske"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "må"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "maaari"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "puwede"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "àat",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "อาจ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 95 1 1",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "có lẽ"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "may you win; may the weather be sunny",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1974, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “Forever Young”, in Planet Waves",
"text": "May God bless and keep you always / May your wishes all come true / May you always do for others / And let others do for you / May you build a ladder to the stars / And climb on every rung / May you stay forever young",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1984, “No More Lonely Nights”, performed by Paul McCartney",
"text": "May I never miss the thrill of being near you",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect)."
],
"id": "en-may-en-verb-yO77E~f1",
"links": [
[
"wish",
"wish"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(subjunctive present, defective) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect)."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "might"
}
],
"tags": [
"defective",
"no-past-participle",
"no-present-participle",
"present",
"subjunctive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "願"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "jyun⁶",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "愿..."
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "願"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yuàn",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "愿..."
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "nechť"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "mogen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"note": "que + [noun phrase] + subjunctive",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"tags": [
"verb"
]
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "mögen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "sollen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "Konkinktiv I"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"note": "assimilated after certain endings",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "-j"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"note": "use subjunctive of potere",
"sense": "subjunctive"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"tags": [
"with-subjunctive"
],
"word": "sim"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "semoga"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "selamat"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "nah",
"lang": "Nahuatl",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "mā"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "måtte"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "żeby"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "oby"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "niechaj"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "niech"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "bodaj"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "pl",
"english": "Old Polish",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "bogdaj"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "que"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "să"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "da",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "да ..."
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "da búdet",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "да бу́дет"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "dàbōgda"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "que"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "ojalá que"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "må"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nexáj",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "неха́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xaj",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "хай"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 4 6 4 3 75 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "naj",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "най"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1744 [1720], Matthew Prior, “Phillis's age”, in Joe Miller's Jests, 7th edition",
"text": "How old may Phillis be, you ask, / Whose Beauty thus all Hearts engages.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Used in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark."
],
"id": "en-may-en-verb-CYjE35Cf",
"links": [
[
"modesty",
"modesty#English"
],
[
"courtesy",
"courtesy#English"
],
[
"concession",
"concession#English"
],
[
"soften",
"soften#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"no-past-participle",
"no-present-participle"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/meɪ/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪ"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-May.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/54/En-us-May.ogg/En-us-May.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/En-us-May.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
},
{
"enpr": "mā"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "maye"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"May (disambiguation)"
],
"word": "may"
}
{
"etymology_number": 2,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fr",
"3": "mai"
},
"expansion": "French mai",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "French mai, so called because it blossoms in the month of May.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "may (uncountable)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "Italian may"
},
{
"word": "mayhaw"
}
],
"glosses": [
"The hawthorn bush or its blossoms."
],
"id": "en-may-en-noun-HwKNxRox",
"links": [
[
"hawthorn",
"hawthorn"
],
[
"blossom",
"blossom"
]
],
"tags": [
"uncountable"
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "glog",
"sense": "the hawthorn bush or its blossom",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "глог"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the hawthorn bush or its blossom",
"word": "orapihlaja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "the hawthorn bush or its blossom",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aubépine"
},
{
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"word": "a cat may look at a king"
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"word": "devil-may-care"
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"word": "gods may do what cattle may not"
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"word": "hold come what may"
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"word": "if I may"
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"word": "if I may be so bold"
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"word": "if I may say so"
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"word": "I hope I may be shot"
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"word": "I may not but"
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"word": "it may well with"
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"word": "may well with"
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"word": "lang may yer lum reek"
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"word": "let the chips fall where they may"
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"word": "let the dice fall where they may"
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"word": "may chance"
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"word": "may-fall"
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"word": "may God be my witness"
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"word": "may God have mercy on your soul"
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"word": "mayhappen"
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"word": "may I?"
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"word": "may I help you"
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"word": "may-issue"
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"word": "mayn't"
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"word": "may-pole"
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{
"word": "may the 4th be with you"
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"word": "may the Force be without you"
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"word": "may the Force be with you"
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"word": "may the force be with you"
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"word": "may the Force not be with you"
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"word": "may the Fourth be with you"
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"word": "may the fourth be with you"
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"word": "may the odds be ever in your favor"
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"word": "may well"
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"word": "may you live in interesting times"
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"word": "mother may I"
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"word": "much good may it do someone"
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"word": "one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb"
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"word": "pigs may fly"
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"word": "sticks and stones may break my bones"
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"word": "that is as may be"
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"word": "that's as may be"
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"word": "the fox may grow grey but never good"
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"word": "there may be snow on the mountaintop but there's fire in the valley"
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"word": "there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace"
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"word": "the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature"
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"word": "those who will not when they may, when they will they shall have nay"
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"word": "to those it may concern"
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"word": "to whom it may concern"
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"word": "to whom this may concern"
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"word": "try as one may"
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"word": "whatever the case may be"
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"word": "your mileage may differ"
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"text": "he may be lying; Schrödinger's cat may or may not be in the box",
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"ref": "2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2-2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "The result may not quite give the Wearsiders a sweet ending to what has been a sour week, following allegations of sexual assault and drug possession against defender Titus Bramble, but it does at least demonstrate that their spirit remains strong in the face of adversity.",
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"ref": "2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68",
"text": "Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.",
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{
"text": "may you win; may the weather be sunny",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1974, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “Forever Young”, in Planet Waves",
"text": "May God bless and keep you always / May your wishes all come true / May you always do for others / And let others do for you / May you build a ladder to the stars / And climb on every rung / May you stay forever young",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1984, “No More Lonely Nights”, performed by Paul McCartney",
"text": "May I never miss the thrill of being near you",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect)."
],
"links": [
[
"wish",
"wish"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(subjunctive present, defective) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect)."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "might"
}
],
"tags": [
"defective",
"no-past-participle",
"no-present-participle",
"present",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1744 [1720], Matthew Prior, “Phillis's age”, in Joe Miller's Jests, 7th edition",
"text": "How old may Phillis be, you ask, / Whose Beauty thus all Hearts engages.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Used in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark."
],
"links": [
[
"modesty",
"modesty#English"
],
[
"courtesy",
"courtesy#English"
],
[
"concession",
"concession#English"
],
[
"soften",
"soften#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"no-past-participle",
"no-present-participle"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/meɪ/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪ"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-May.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/54/En-us-May.ogg/En-us-May.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/En-us-May.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
},
{
"enpr": "mā"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "maye"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ase",
"lang": "American Sign Language",
"note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown",
"sense": "have permission to"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "istaṭāʕa",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"note": "مُمْكِن (mumkin, literally “possible”)",
"sense": "have permission to"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "moga",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "мога"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "imam vǎzmožnost",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "имам възможност"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ho² ji⁵",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "可以"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kěyǐ",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "可以"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "smět"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "må"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "mogen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "rajti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "voida"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "saada"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "pouvoir"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "valer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "dürfen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "können"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "binauhan",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "boró",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "μπορώ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epitrépetai",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "επιτρέπεται"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "szabad"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "-hat"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "-het"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "mega"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "boleh"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "dapat"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "bisa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "potere"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shite mo ii",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "してもいい"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hal su itda",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "할 수 있다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "possum"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "have permission to",
"tags": [
"with-subjunctive"
],
"word": "sim"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "mihi licet"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "licet"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "drīkstēt"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "boleh"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "ukaya na ruhusa"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "kan"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "få"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "må"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "magan"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "mōtan"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tavânestan",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "توانستن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "móc"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "putea"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "močʹ",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "мочь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "móžno",
"sense": "have permission to",
"tags": [
"predicative"
],
"word": "мо́жно"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "smieť"
},
{
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "(ip) směć"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "få"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "kunna"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "kan"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "maaari"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "puwede"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "được phép"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "poleur"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "have permission to",
"word": "cael"
},
{
"code": "ase",
"lang": "American Sign Language",
"note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"note": "potser (followed by \"que\" and then the subjunctive)",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ho² nang⁴",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "可能"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kěnéng",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "可能"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "måske"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "voida"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "saattaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "taitaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "peut-être"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"tags": [
"impersonal",
"singular",
"third-person"
],
"word": "se pouvoir"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "pode ser"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "können"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "mögen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ísos",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "ίσως"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "mállon",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "μάλλον"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "án",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"tags": [
"with-optative"
],
"word": "ἄν"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "'asúi",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "עשוי"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "lehet"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "lehetséges"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "előfordulhat"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"tags": [
"with-past",
"with-subjunctive"
],
"word": "geta"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "mungkin"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "barangkali"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "bisa jadi"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "bisa saja"
},
{
"alt": "たぶん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tabun",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "多分"
},
{
"alt": "かもしれない",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kamo shirenai",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "かも知れない"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"tags": [
"with-subjunctive"
],
"word": "sim"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "mungkin"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "boleh jadi"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "kan være"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"note": "also expressed with adv. kanskje",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šâyad",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "شایَد"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "móc"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "możliwe, że"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "talvez"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "poder"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "se poate"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "quizás"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "tal vez"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "poder ser"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "kan"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "kanske"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "må"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "maaari"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "puwede"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "àat",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "อาจ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "possibly, but not certainly",
"word": "có lẽ"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "願"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "jyun⁶",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "愿..."
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "願"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yuàn",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "愿..."
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "nechť"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "mogen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"note": "que + [noun phrase] + subjunctive",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"tags": [
"verb"
]
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "mögen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "sollen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "Konkinktiv I"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"note": "assimilated after certain endings",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "-j"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"note": "use subjunctive of potere",
"sense": "subjunctive"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"tags": [
"with-subjunctive"
],
"word": "sim"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "semoga"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "selamat"
},
{
"code": "nah",
"lang": "Nahuatl",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "mā"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "måtte"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "żeby"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "oby"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "niechaj"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "niech"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "bodaj"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"english": "Old Polish",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "bogdaj"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "que"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "să"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "da",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "да ..."
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "da búdet",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "да бу́дет"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "dàbōgda"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "que"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "ojalá que"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "må"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nexáj",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "неха́й"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xaj",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "хай"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "naj",
"sense": "subjunctive",
"word": "най"
}
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],
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}
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\"Norwegian Bokmål\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"måtte\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"żeby\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"oby\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"niechaj\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"niech\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"bodaj\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"english\": \"Old Polish\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"bogdaj\"}, {\"code\": \"pt\", \"lang\": \"Portuguese\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"que\"}, {\"code\": \"ro\", \"lang\": \"Romanian\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"să\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"da\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"да ...\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"da búdet\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"да бу́дет\"}, {\"code\": \"sh\", \"lang\": \"Serbo-Croatian\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"dàbōgda\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"que\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"ojalá que\"}, {\"code\": \"sv\", \"lang\": \"Swedish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"må\"}, {\"code\": \"uk\", \"lang\": \"Ukrainian\", \"roman\": \"nexáj\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"неха́й\"}, {\"code\": \"uk\", \"lang\": \"Ukrainian\", \"roman\": \"xaj\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"хай\"}, {\"code\": \"uk\", \"lang\": \"Ukrainian\", \"roman\": \"naj\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"най\"}], \"wikipedia\": [\"May (disambiguation)\"], \"word\": \"may\"}",
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\"expansion\": \"Old English magan\", \"name\": \"inh\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"en\", \"2\": \"gmw-pro\", \"3\": \"*magan\"}, \"expansion\": \"Proto-West Germanic *magan\", \"name\": \"inh\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"en\", \"2\": \"gem-pro\", \"3\": \"*maganą\"}, \"expansion\": \"Proto-Germanic *maganą\", \"name\": \"inh\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"en\", \"2\": \"ine-pro\", \"3\": \"*megʰ-\"}, \"expansion\": \"Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-\", \"name\": \"inh\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"nl\", \"2\": \"mogen\", \"3\": \"\", \"4\": \"to be able to, be allowed to, may\"}, \"expansion\": \"mogen (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”)\", \"name\": \"m\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"nl\", \"2\": \"mag\", \"3\": \"\", \"4\": \"may\", \"pos\": \"first and third-person singular of <i class=\\\"Latn mention\\\" lang=\\\"nl\\\">mogen</i> (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”)\"}, \"expansion\": \"Dutch mag (“may”, first and third-person singular of mogen (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”))\", \"name\": \"cog\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"nds\", \"2\": \"mögen\"}, \"expansion\": \"Low German mögen\", \"name\": \"cog\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"de\", \"2\": \"mögen\", \"3\": \"\", \"4\": \"to like, want, require\"}, \"expansion\": \"mögen (“to like, want, require”)\", \"name\": \"m\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"de\", \"2\": \"mag\", \"3\": \"\", \"4\": \"like\", \"pos\": \"first and third-person singular of <i class=\\\"Latn mention\\\" lang=\\\"de\\\">mögen</i> (“to like, want, require”)\"}, \"expansion\": \"German mag (“like”, first and third-person singular of mögen (“to like, want, require”))\", \"name\": \"cog\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"sv\", \"2\": \"må\"}, \"expansion\": \"Swedish må\", \"name\": \"cog\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"is\", \"2\": \"mega\"}, \"expansion\": \"Icelandic mega\", \"name\": \"cog\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"is\", \"2\": \"megum\"}, \"expansion\": \"megum\", \"name\": \"m\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"en\", \"2\": \"might\"}, \"expansion\": \"might\", \"name\": \"m\"}], \"etymology_text\": \"From Middle English mowen, mayen, moȝen, maȝen, from Old English magan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-.\\nCognate with Dutch mag (“may”, first and third-person singular of mogen (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”)), Low German mögen, German mag (“like”, first and third-person singular of mögen (“to like, want, require”)), Swedish må, Icelandic mega, megum. See also might.\", \"forms\": [{\"form\": \"may\", \"tags\": [\"present\", \"singular\", \"third-person\"]}, {\"form\": \"might\", \"tags\": [\"past\"]}], \"head_templates\": [{\"args\": {\"1\": \"may\", \"2\": \"-\", \"3\": \"might\", \"4\": \"-\", \"past_ptc2\": \"mought\", \"past_ptc2_qual\": \"obsolete\"}, \"expansion\": \"may (third-person singular simple present may, no present participle, simple past might, no past participle)\", \"name\": \"en-verb\"}], \"lang\": \"English\", \"lang_code\": \"en\", \"pos\": \"verb\", \"senses\": [{\"categories\": [\"English intransitive verbs\", \"English terms with obsolete senses\"], \"glosses\": [\"To be strong; to have power (over).\"], \"links\": [[\"strong\", \"strong\"]], \"raw_glosses\": [\"(obsolete, intransitive) To be strong; to have power (over).\"], \"tags\": [\"intransitive\", \"no-past-participle\", \"no-present-participle\", \"obsolete\"]}, {\"categories\": [\"English auxiliary verbs\", \"English terms with obsolete senses\"], \"glosses\": [\"To be able; can.\"], \"links\": [[\"able\", \"able\"], [\"can\", \"can\"]], \"raw_glosses\": [\"(obsolete, auxiliary) To be able; can.\"], \"tags\": [\"auxiliary\", \"no-past-participle\", \"no-present-participle\", \"obsolete\"]}, {\"categories\": [\"English intransitive verbs\", \"English poetic terms\", \"English terms with quotations\"], \"examples\": [{\"ref\": \"1600, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, III.3\", \"text\": \"O weary night, O long and tedious night,\\nAbate thy houres, shine comforts from the East,\\nThat I may backe to Athens by day-light […].\", \"type\": \"quotation\"}], \"glosses\": [\"To be able to go.\"], \"links\": [[\"poetic\", \"poetic\"], [\"go\", \"go\"]], \"raw_glosses\": [\"(intransitive, poetic) To be able to go.\"], \"tags\": [\"intransitive\", \"no-past-participle\", \"no-present-participle\", \"poetic\"]}, {\"categories\": [\"English terms with usage examples\"], \"examples\": [{\"text\": \"you may smoke outside; may I sit there?\", \"type\": \"example\"}], \"glosses\": [\"To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.\"], \"links\": [[\"permission\", \"permission\"], [\"allowed\", \"allowed\"]], \"raw_glosses\": [\"(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.\"], \"synonyms\": [{\"word\": \"can\"}, {\"word\": \"could\"}, {\"word\": \"might\"}], \"tags\": [\"auxiliary\", \"defective\", \"modal\", \"no-past-participle\", \"no-present-participle\"]}, {\"categories\": [\"English terms with quotations\", \"English terms with usage examples\"], \"examples\": [{\"text\": \"he may be lying; Schrödinger's cat may or may not be in the box\", \"type\": \"example\"}, {\"ref\": \"2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2-2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport\", \"text\": \"The result may not quite give the Wearsiders a sweet ending to what has been a sour week, following allegations of sexual assault and drug possession against defender Titus Bramble, but it does at least demonstrate that their spirit remains strong in the face of adversity.\", \"type\": \"quotation\"}, {\"ref\": \"2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68\", \"text\": \"Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. 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búdet\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"да бу́дет\"}, {\"code\": \"sh\", \"lang\": \"Serbo-Croatian\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"dàbōgda\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"que\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"ojalá que\"}, {\"code\": \"sv\", \"lang\": \"Swedish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"må\"}, {\"code\": \"uk\", \"lang\": \"Ukrainian\", \"roman\": \"nexáj\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"неха́й\"}, {\"code\": \"uk\", \"lang\": \"Ukrainian\", \"roman\": \"xaj\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"хай\"}, {\"code\": \"uk\", \"lang\": \"Ukrainian\", \"roman\": \"naj\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"най\"}], \"wikipedia\": [\"May (disambiguation)\"], \"word\": \"may\"}",
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maȝen, from Old English magan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-.\\nCognate with Dutch mag (“may”, first and third-person singular of mogen (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”)), Low German mögen, German mag (“like”, first and third-person singular of mögen (“to like, want, require”)), Swedish må, Icelandic mega, megum. 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Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. 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\"en\", \"2\": \"gmw-pro\", \"3\": \"*magan\"}, \"expansion\": \"Proto-West Germanic *magan\", \"name\": \"inh\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"en\", \"2\": \"gem-pro\", \"3\": \"*maganą\"}, \"expansion\": \"Proto-Germanic *maganą\", \"name\": \"inh\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"en\", \"2\": \"ine-pro\", \"3\": \"*megʰ-\"}, \"expansion\": \"Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-\", \"name\": \"inh\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"nl\", \"2\": \"mogen\", \"3\": \"\", \"4\": \"to be able to, be allowed to, may\"}, \"expansion\": \"mogen (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”)\", \"name\": \"m\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"nl\", \"2\": \"mag\", \"3\": \"\", \"4\": \"may\", \"pos\": \"first and third-person singular of <i class=\\\"Latn mention\\\" lang=\\\"nl\\\">mogen</i> (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”)\"}, \"expansion\": \"Dutch mag (“may”, first and third-person singular of mogen (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”))\", \"name\": \"cog\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"nds\", \"2\": \"mögen\"}, \"expansion\": \"Low German 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{\"word\": \"gods may do what cattle may not\"}, {\"word\": \"hold come what may\"}, {\"word\": \"if I may\"}, {\"word\": \"if I may be so bold\"}, {\"word\": \"if I may say so\"}, {\"word\": \"I hope I may be shot\"}, {\"word\": \"I may not but\"}, {\"word\": \"it may well with\"}, {\"word\": \"may well with\"}, {\"word\": \"I wish I may be shot\"}, {\"word\": \"lang may yer lum reek\"}, {\"word\": \"let the chips fall where they may\"}, {\"word\": \"let the dice fall where they may\"}, {\"word\": \"may as well\"}, {\"word\": \"maybe\"}, {\"word\": \"may chance\"}, {\"word\": \"may-fall\"}, {\"word\": \"may-fortune\"}, {\"word\": \"may God be my witness\"}, {\"word\": \"may God have mercy on your soul\"}, {\"word\": \"mayhap\"}, {\"word\": \"mayhappen\"}, {\"word\": \"may I?\"}, {\"word\": \"may I help you\"}, {\"word\": \"may-issue\"}, {\"word\": \"mayn't\"}, {\"word\": \"may-pole\"}, {\"word\": \"may the 4th be with you\"}, {\"word\": \"may the Force be without you\"}, {\"word\": \"may the Force be with you\"}, {\"word\": \"may the force be with you\"}, {\"word\": \"may the Force not be with you\"}, {\"word\": \"may the Fourth be with you\"}, {\"word\": \"may the fourth be with you\"}, {\"word\": \"may the odds be ever in your favor\"}, {\"word\": \"may well\"}, {\"word\": \"may you live in interesting times\"}, {\"word\": \"mother may I\"}, {\"word\": \"much good may it do someone\"}, {\"word\": \"one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb\"}, {\"word\": \"pigs may fly\"}, {\"word\": \"sticks and stones may break my bones\"}, {\"word\": \"that is as may be\"}, {\"word\": \"that's as may be\"}, {\"word\": \"the fox may grow grey but never good\"}, {\"word\": \"there may be snow on the mountaintop but there's fire in the valley\"}, {\"word\": \"there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace\"}, {\"word\": \"the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature\"}, {\"word\": \"those who will not when they may, when they will they shall have nay\"}, {\"word\": \"to those it may concern\"}, {\"word\": \"to whom it may concern\"}, {\"word\": \"to whom this may concern\"}, {\"word\": \"try as one may\"}, {\"word\": \"whatever the case may be\"}, {\"word\": \"what-you-may-call-it\"}, {\"word\": \"your mileage may differ\"}, {\"word\": \"your mileage may vary\"}], \"etymology_number\": 1, \"etymology_templates\": [{\"args\": {\"1\": \"en\", \"2\": \"ine-pro\", \"3\": \"*megʰ-\"}, \"expansion\": \"\", \"name\": \"root\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"en\", \"2\": \"enm\", \"3\": \"mowen\"}, \"expansion\": \"Middle English mowen\", \"name\": \"inh\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"enm\", \"2\": \"mayen\"}, \"expansion\": \"mayen\", \"name\": \"m\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"enm\", \"2\": \"moȝen\"}, \"expansion\": \"moȝen\", \"name\": \"m\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"enm\", \"2\": \"maȝen\"}, \"expansion\": \"maȝen\", \"name\": \"m\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"en\", \"2\": \"ang\", \"3\": \"magan\"}, \"expansion\": \"Old English magan\", \"name\": \"inh\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"en\", \"2\": \"gmw-pro\", \"3\": \"*magan\"}, \"expansion\": \"Proto-West Germanic *magan\", \"name\": \"inh\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"en\", \"2\": \"gem-pro\", \"3\": \"*maganą\"}, \"expansion\": \"Proto-Germanic *maganą\", \"name\": \"inh\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"en\", \"2\": \"ine-pro\", \"3\": \"*megʰ-\"}, \"expansion\": \"Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-\", \"name\": \"inh\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"nl\", \"2\": \"mogen\", \"3\": \"\", \"4\": \"to be able to, be allowed to, may\"}, \"expansion\": \"mogen (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”)\", \"name\": \"m\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"nl\", \"2\": \"mag\", \"3\": \"\", \"4\": \"may\", \"pos\": \"first and third-person singular of <i class=\\\"Latn mention\\\" lang=\\\"nl\\\">mogen</i> (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”)\"}, \"expansion\": \"Dutch mag (“may”, first and third-person singular of mogen (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”))\", \"name\": \"cog\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"nds\", \"2\": \"mögen\"}, \"expansion\": \"Low German mögen\", \"name\": \"cog\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"de\", \"2\": \"mögen\", \"3\": \"\", \"4\": \"to like, want, require\"}, \"expansion\": \"mögen (“to like, want, require”)\", \"name\": \"m\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"de\", \"2\": \"mag\", \"3\": \"\", \"4\": \"like\", \"pos\": \"first and third-person singular of <i class=\\\"Latn mention\\\" lang=\\\"de\\\">mögen</i> (“to like, want, require”)\"}, \"expansion\": \"German mag (“like”, first and third-person singular of mögen (“to like, want, require”))\", \"name\": \"cog\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"sv\", \"2\": \"må\"}, \"expansion\": \"Swedish må\", \"name\": \"cog\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"is\", \"2\": \"mega\"}, \"expansion\": \"Icelandic mega\", \"name\": \"cog\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"is\", \"2\": \"megum\"}, \"expansion\": \"megum\", \"name\": \"m\"}, {\"args\": {\"1\": \"en\", \"2\": \"might\"}, \"expansion\": \"might\", \"name\": \"m\"}], \"etymology_text\": \"From Middle English mowen, mayen, moȝen, maȝen, from Old English magan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-.\\nCognate with Dutch mag (“may”, first and third-person singular of mogen (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”)), Low German mögen, German mag (“like”, first and third-person singular of mögen (“to like, want, require”)), Swedish må, Icelandic mega, megum. See also might.\", \"forms\": [{\"form\": \"may\", \"tags\": [\"present\", \"singular\", \"third-person\"]}, {\"form\": \"might\", \"tags\": [\"past\"]}], \"head_templates\": [{\"args\": {\"1\": \"may\", \"2\": \"-\", \"3\": \"might\", \"4\": \"-\", \"past_ptc2\": \"mought\", \"past_ptc2_qual\": \"obsolete\"}, \"expansion\": \"may (third-person singular simple present may, no present participle, simple past might, no past participle)\", \"name\": \"en-verb\"}], \"lang\": \"English\", \"lang_code\": \"en\", \"pos\": \"verb\", \"senses\": [{\"categories\": [\"English intransitive verbs\", \"English terms with obsolete senses\"], \"glosses\": [\"To be strong; to have power (over).\"], \"links\": [[\"strong\", \"strong\"]], \"raw_glosses\": [\"(obsolete, intransitive) To be strong; to have power (over).\"], \"tags\": [\"intransitive\", \"no-past-participle\", \"no-present-participle\", \"obsolete\"]}, {\"categories\": [\"English auxiliary verbs\", \"English terms with obsolete senses\"], \"glosses\": [\"To be able; can.\"], \"links\": [[\"able\", \"able\"], [\"can\", \"can\"]], \"raw_glosses\": [\"(obsolete, auxiliary) To be able; can.\"], \"tags\": [\"auxiliary\", \"no-past-participle\", \"no-present-participle\", \"obsolete\"]}, {\"categories\": [\"English intransitive verbs\", \"English poetic terms\", \"English terms with quotations\"], \"examples\": [{\"ref\": \"1600, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, III.3\", \"text\": \"O weary night, O long and tedious night,\\nAbate thy houres, shine comforts from the East,\\nThat I may backe to Athens by day-light […].\", \"type\": \"quotation\"}], \"glosses\": [\"To be able to go.\"], \"links\": [[\"poetic\", \"poetic\"], [\"go\", \"go\"]], \"raw_glosses\": [\"(intransitive, poetic) To be able to go.\"], \"tags\": [\"intransitive\", \"no-past-participle\", \"no-present-participle\", \"poetic\"]}, {\"categories\": [\"English terms with usage examples\"], \"examples\": [{\"text\": \"you may smoke outside; may I sit there?\", \"type\": \"example\"}], \"glosses\": [\"To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.\"], \"links\": [[\"permission\", \"permission\"], [\"allowed\", \"allowed\"]], \"raw_glosses\": [\"(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. 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Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.\", \"type\": \"quotation\"}], \"glosses\": [\"Expressing a present possibility; possibly.\"], \"links\": [[\"possibility\", \"possibility\"], [\"possibly\", \"possibly\"]], \"raw_glosses\": [\"(modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly.\"], \"synonyms\": [{\"word\": \"could\"}, {\"word\": \"might\"}], \"tags\": [\"auxiliary\", \"defective\", \"modal\", \"no-past-participle\", \"no-present-participle\"]}, {\"categories\": [\"English terms with quotations\", \"English terms with usage examples\"], \"examples\": [{\"text\": \"may you win; may the weather be sunny\", \"type\": \"example\"}, {\"ref\": \"1974, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “Forever Young”, in Planet Waves\", \"text\": \"May God bless and keep you always / May your wishes all come true / May you always do for others / And let others do for you / May you build a ladder to the stars / 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\"boró\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"μπορώ\"}, {\"code\": \"el\", \"lang\": \"Greek\", \"roman\": \"epitrépetai\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"επιτρέπεται\"}, {\"code\": \"hu\", \"lang\": \"Hungarian\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"szabad\"}, {\"code\": \"hu\", \"lang\": \"Hungarian\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"-hat\"}, {\"code\": \"hu\", \"lang\": \"Hungarian\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"-het\"}, {\"code\": \"is\", \"lang\": \"Icelandic\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"mega\"}, {\"code\": \"id\", \"lang\": \"Indonesian\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"boleh\"}, {\"code\": \"id\", \"lang\": \"Indonesian\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"dapat\"}, {\"code\": \"id\", \"lang\": \"Indonesian\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"bisa\"}, {\"code\": \"it\", \"lang\": \"Italian\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"potere\"}, {\"code\": \"ja\", \"lang\": \"Japanese\", \"roman\": \"shite mo ii\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"してもいい\"}, {\"code\": \"ko\", \"lang\": \"Korean\", \"roman\": \"hal su itda\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"할 수 있다\"}, {\"code\": \"la\", \"lang\": \"Latin\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"possum\"}, {\"code\": \"la\", \"lang\": \"Latin\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"tags\": [\"with-subjunctive\"], \"word\": \"sim\"}, {\"code\": \"la\", \"lang\": \"Latin\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"mihi licet\"}, {\"code\": \"la\", \"lang\": \"Latin\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"licet\"}, {\"code\": \"lv\", \"lang\": \"Latvian\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"drīkstēt\"}, {\"code\": \"ms\", \"lang\": \"Malay\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"boleh\"}, {\"code\": \"zdj\", \"lang\": \"Ngazidja Comorian\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"ukaya 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\"word\": \"puwede\"}, {\"code\": \"vi\", \"lang\": \"Vietnamese\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"được phép\"}, {\"code\": \"wa\", \"lang\": \"Walloon\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"poleur\"}, {\"code\": \"cy\", \"lang\": \"Welsh\", \"sense\": \"have permission to\", \"word\": \"cael\"}, {\"code\": \"ase\", \"lang\": \"American Sign Language\", \"note\": \"S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\"}, {\"code\": \"ca\", \"lang\": \"Catalan\", \"note\": \"potser (followed by \\\"que\\\" and then the subjunctive)\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\"}, {\"code\": \"yue\", \"lang\": \"Chinese Cantonese\", \"roman\": \"ho² nang⁴\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"可能\"}, {\"code\": \"cmn\", \"lang\": \"Chinese Mandarin\", \"roman\": \"kěnéng\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"可能\"}, {\"code\": \"da\", \"lang\": \"Danish\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"måske\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"voida\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"saattaa\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"taitaa\"}, {\"code\": \"fr\", \"lang\": \"French\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"peut-être\"}, {\"code\": \"fr\", \"lang\": \"French\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"tags\": [\"impersonal\", \"singular\", \"third-person\"], \"word\": \"se pouvoir\"}, {\"code\": \"gl\", \"lang\": \"Galician\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"pode ser\"}, {\"code\": \"de\", \"lang\": \"German\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"können\"}, {\"code\": \"de\", \"lang\": \"German\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"mögen\"}, {\"code\": \"el\", \"lang\": \"Greek\", \"roman\": \"ísos\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"ίσως\"}, {\"code\": \"el\", \"lang\": \"Greek\", \"roman\": \"mállon\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"μάλλον\"}, {\"code\": \"grc\", \"lang\": \"Ancient Greek\", \"roman\": \"án\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"tags\": [\"with-optative\"], \"word\": \"ἄν\"}, {\"code\": \"he\", \"lang\": \"Hebrew\", \"roman\": \"'asúi\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"עשוי\"}, {\"code\": \"hu\", \"lang\": \"Hungarian\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"lehet\"}, {\"code\": \"hu\", \"lang\": \"Hungarian\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"lehetséges\"}, {\"code\": \"hu\", \"lang\": \"Hungarian\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"előfordulhat\"}, {\"code\": \"is\", \"lang\": \"Icelandic\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"tags\": [\"with-past\", \"with-subjunctive\"], \"word\": \"geta\"}, {\"code\": \"id\", \"lang\": \"Indonesian\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"mungkin\"}, {\"code\": \"id\", \"lang\": \"Indonesian\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"barangkali\"}, {\"code\": \"id\", \"lang\": \"Indonesian\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"bisa jadi\"}, {\"code\": \"id\", \"lang\": \"Indonesian\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"bisa saja\"}, {\"alt\": \"たぶん\", \"code\": \"ja\", \"lang\": \"Japanese\", \"roman\": \"tabun\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"多分\"}, {\"alt\": \"かもしれない\", \"code\": \"ja\", \"lang\": \"Japanese\", \"roman\": \"kamo shirenai\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"かも知れない\"}, {\"code\": \"la\", \"lang\": \"Latin\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"tags\": [\"with-subjunctive\"], \"word\": \"sim\"}, {\"code\": \"ms\", 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\"word\": \"poder\"}, {\"code\": \"ro\", \"lang\": \"Romanian\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"se poate\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"quizás\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"tal vez\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"poder ser\"}, {\"code\": \"sv\", \"lang\": \"Swedish\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"kan\"}, {\"code\": \"sv\", \"lang\": \"Swedish\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"kanske\"}, {\"code\": \"sv\", \"lang\": \"Swedish\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"må\"}, {\"code\": \"tl\", \"lang\": \"Tagalog\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": \"maaari\"}, {\"code\": \"tl\", \"lang\": \"Tagalog\", \"sense\": \"possibly, but not certainly\", \"word\": 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*magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-.\\nCognate with Dutch mag (“may”, first and third-person singular of mogen (“to be able to, be allowed to, may”)), Low German mögen, German mag (“like”, first and third-person singular of mögen (“to like, want, require”)), Swedish må, Icelandic mega, megum. 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\"Norwegian Bokmål\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"måtte\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"żeby\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"oby\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"niechaj\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"niech\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"bodaj\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"english\": \"Old Polish\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"bogdaj\"}, {\"code\": \"pt\", \"lang\": \"Portuguese\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"que\"}, {\"code\": \"ro\", \"lang\": \"Romanian\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"să\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"da\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"да ...\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"da búdet\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"да бу́дет\"}, {\"code\": \"sh\", \"lang\": \"Serbo-Croatian\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"dàbōgda\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"que\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"ojalá que\"}, {\"code\": \"sv\", \"lang\": \"Swedish\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"må\"}, {\"code\": \"uk\", \"lang\": \"Ukrainian\", \"roman\": \"nexáj\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"неха́й\"}, {\"code\": \"uk\", \"lang\": \"Ukrainian\", \"roman\": \"xaj\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"хай\"}, {\"code\": \"uk\", \"lang\": \"Ukrainian\", \"roman\": \"naj\", \"sense\": \"subjunctive\", \"word\": \"най\"}], \"wikipedia\": [\"May (disambiguation)\"], \"word\": \"may\"}",
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