Word MAY: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

may

🇺🇸 [meɪ]

Meanings

A modal verb used to express possibility or permission. It indicates that something could happen or is allowed to happen, but is not certain.

Examples

• You may leave early today if you finish your work.
• We may go to the park later if it stops raining.
• May I borrow your pen for a moment?

Synonyms

might • could • can

Antonyms

cannot • must not • should not