verb To be strong; to have power (over). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
verb To be able; can.
verb To be able to go.
verb To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
you may smoke outside
verb Granting the admissibility of a supposition, in a way that can be semantically either subjunctive or indicative. Expressing a present possibility; possibly.
he may be lying
verb Expressing a present possibility; possibly.
he may be lying
verb Expressing a disjunctive or contrastive relation between indicative statements.
You may be my boss, but that doesn't mean you can insult me.