0 past simple of the verb may, used especially when reporting what someone has said, thought, asked, etc.:
1 used to express the possibility that something will happen or be done, or that something is true although not very likely:
2 used as a more polite form of may when asking for permission:
3 used to make a suggestion or suggest a possibility in a polite way:
4 used to suggest, especially angrily, what someone should do to be pleasant, correct, polite, etc.:
5 used to introduce a statement that is very different from the statement you really want to make, in order to compare the two:
7 past simple of may
8 used to express the possibility that something will happen or be done or is true, although it may not be very likely:
9 used to make a suggestion or suggest a possibility in a polite way:
10 used to suggest, esp. angrily, what someone should do to be pleasant or polite:
He wrote to me last week regarding a business proposition he thought might interest me.
Jan hasn't got a ticket but I thought we might sneak her in.
I've brought with me an article from yesterday's paper that I thought might amuse you.
He hesitated before ringing her, fearful of what she might say.
I waited in all evening in the fond hope that he might call.
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