May /meɪ/noun 1phrases 1 noun1 •The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June.All in the merry month of May, / When green leaves they was springing, / This young man on his death-bed lay, / For the love of Barbara Allen. — 1789 Phrases with May may as wellUsed to express reluctance, to express that if one hypothetical or possible action happened, it would not make any notable difference.
