"mayn’t" meaning in Anglais

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Verb

IPA: \ˈmeɪ.ənt\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-mayn't.wav Forms: may [affirmative, present], might [affirmative, preterite], mightn’t [negative, preterite]
  1. Négation de l’auxiliaire may, contraction de “may not” : « N’avoir le droit, ne pas pouvoir ». Tags: dated Form of: may
    Sense id: fr-mayn’t-en-verb-yxRCNjwz Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Termes vieillis en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: not Related terms: -n’t
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          "ref": "Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge, chap. 40, 1841",
          "text": "I mayn’t have much head, master, but I’ve head enough to remember those that use me ill."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Rudyard Kipling, As Easy As A.B.C., 1912",
          "text": "“Mulligan’s our Health Officer, and a one-idea man,” said the Mayor, laughing. “But it’s true that most Serviles haven’t much control. They will talk; and when people take to talking as a business, anything may arrive—mayn’t it, De Forest?”"
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          "ref": "Rudyard Kipling, As Easy As A.B.C., 1912",
          "text": "“Mulligan’s our Health Officer, and a one-idea man,” said the Mayor, laughing. “But it’s true that most Serviles haven’t much control. They will talk; and when people take to talking as a business, anything may arrive—mayn’t it, De Forest?”"
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