mayst

Meaning of mayst

verb
  1. To be strong; to have power (over).
  2. (auxiliary) To be able; can.
  3. To be able to go.
  4. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
    you may smoke outside;  may I sit there?
  5. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly.
    he may be lying;  Schrödinger's cat may or may not be in the box
  6. (subjunctive present, defective) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect).
    may you win;  may the weather be sunny
  7. Used in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark.
verb
  1. To gather may, or flowers in general.
  2. To celebrate May Day.

Information about mayst

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of mayst

mayst

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • mayst is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

mayst synonyms

Meaning :

can, could, might

Anagrams of mayst

masty

Words that rhyme with mayst

sayst

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