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May Pronunciation

Pronounce May as M AH Y.

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    May phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'may'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of may: /mæj/
    • Modern IPA representation of may: /mæʌ/

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    List of meaning for may

    possibly will happen

    May(noun)

    the month following April and preceding June

    whitethorn, English hawthorn, may, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha(noun)

    thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America

    having a relaxed, casual manner

    a devil-may-care golfer who knows that it's only a game

    having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions

    the devil-may-care speed with which he drives his sports car is going to cause a lot of grief someday

    having or showing freedom from worries or troubles

    the devil-may-care attitude that some people have about needlessly contributing to global warming

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    may in sentence

    1. As many people who give a speech, they may show timidity at that point even if they may be an outgoing person.

    2. My mother told me never to accept drinks from strangers because they may have untoward intentions.

    3. Adding extra locks to the top of the doors may prevent the somnambulist from venturing outdoors in the middle of the night.

    4. It is not unusual to see a pansexual man attracted to people with various sexual identities because he may fall in love with anyone.

    5. With an ironclad safe, the robbers may be able to pick the lock but they would not be able to smash through sides of the safe.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term may

    No men can be lords of our faith, though they may be helpers of our joy.

    – John Owen

    You're going to see article after article purporting that Republicans can't afford a long nomination battle. That we need to unite behind whichever candidate who has the most money or the most endorsements or the best press coverage. But remember, George H.W. Bush fought Ronald Reagan for the nomination until May of 1980, we are 20 months from electing our next president. So, calm down. Don't be afraid.

    – Chris Christie

    The idea that people only vote for the opposition when they are desperate is no longer true, if it ever was true, some of the last budget measures may not have come without opposition gains in elections.

    – Garry Rodan

    There may be simple capacity reasons as to why they are sharing the workload between a number of law firms, but there is also value to seeking a second opinion, reconsidering strategy, and bringing new ideas to the table.

    – Ian Giles

    But the summer vacation itinerary that closely resembles a Super-Tuesday swing is n’t the only reason political watchers think the social network pioneer may try his hand at politics. Mark Zuckerberg also recently hired former Clinton pollster Joel Benenson to work at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a charitable foundation the CEO runs with his wife, which already has former Obama campaign guru David Plouffe on the payroll. You don’t tend to hire pollsters unless you want to know what people are thinking, so my guess is the pollster is helping him understand the American people.

    – Matt Schlapp

    All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.

    – Lawrence of Arabia, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Suppressed introductory chapter, first published 1939, Penguin edition p. 23

    These parts may still be inside the crocodile now.

    – Hendrik Rundengan

    I understand Target did not make the cards, by posting my comment, I hoped to shed some light on why I was upset about it. I would hope that [American Greetings] and Target’s purchasers would become more aware of the items on their shelves and how they may not have the desired impact on the targeted demographic consumers.

    – Takeisha Saunders

    One property of highly addictive drugs like this is that the body gets used to them and needs more over time, after someone has gotten used to some nicotine in the form of an e-cigarette, they may ultimately transition to traditional cigarettes to get nicotine more efficiently.

    – Brian Primack

    For the sake of the country, Theresa May needs to go, and we need an immediate general election.

    – Ian Lavery

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