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Main Entry: may
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grant permission

Synonyms:

be allowed, be authorized, be permitted, can, can do
Notes: can applies to what is possible and may to what is permissible; can means 'able to,' may means 'permitted to'
may is more optimistic than might; may carries the idea of permission while might suggests likelihood
Main Entry: may
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: concede possibility

Synonyms:

be going to, shall, should, will
Main Entry: can
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be able

Synonyms:

be capable of, be equal to, be up to, be within one's area, be within one's control, can do, commit, could, cut the mustard, have it made, lie in one's power, make it, make out, make the grade, manage, may, take care of
Notes: can applies to what is possible and may to what is permissible; can means 'able to,' may means 'permitted to'

Antonyms:

cannot
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