Gerund Word Explorer
Capitonym

may / May

may

Shows permission or possibility.

May I sit here, please?

May

The fifth month of the year.

Summer holidays start in May.

Remember: Months always take a capital letter. If you can swap it for 'might' or 'can', it's small 'may'.

Short lessonCapitonyms & eponymsA capital letter can change a meaning, and some words began as people's names.

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