MayMay ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable, uncountable] 
She started work here last May.in May The theatre opened in May.on May 6th We don’t have any meetings on May 6th, do we?on 6th May British English An agreement was signed on 6th May 1977.May 6 American English Michael’s getting married May 6.
WORD ORIGINMay
Origin:
1100-1200 Old French mai, from Latin Maius, from Maia Roman goddessEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- All entries must be postmarked by May 1.
- Because of the budget stalemate, the $ 175 million only became available in May, Lockhart said.
- Kaczynski was born May 22, 1942, in the quiet Chicago suburb of Evergreen Park.
- Last May, he said, she erected an altar to witchcraft on his dresser.
- The park, a short drive south of downtown, is open from late May to early October.
- The violence on May Day was the direct and predictable result of the absence of boundaries and the abdication of responsibility.
WORD SETS
AD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She started work here last May.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the fifth month of the year, between April and Junenext/last May She started work here last May.· I usually go on holiday early in July.
· We’ve known about it since May.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· There was a trial in early May this year, to determine whether Hughes was guilty of reckless driving.· I turned down a higher-level job from Gil in early May.· An election must be held by early May.· This year, all but three of the 20 graduates of the programs had jobs by early May.· From January to early May the biggest sources are evergreen trees such as juniper, cedar and cypress.· The wedding was planned for early May.
· In initial efforts to hoodwink journalists, mine managers said there had been no work at Longshan since late May.· Except during the general offensive, lasting from late 1967 until May of 1969, the enemy relied on different tactics.· The execution dates are expected to be set for mid-April to late May.· The park, a short drive south of downtown, is open from late May to early October.· It was late May on the day that Duvall came.· In a prison camp in central Bosnia in late May 1992, a man is beaten and kicked into unconsciousness.
NOUN· Clun has reinvented its old May Day festival and reinvented the Green Man along with it.· But without clear proposals for change, the protests in London last year and on May Day this year were disasters.· If you checked ten or more, this is a May Day alert.· It was May Day 1974, then yet to be made by the new Labour government into a public holiday.· The violence on May Day was the direct and predictable result of the absence of boundaries and the abdication of responsibility.· At least five people were injured during a May Day march in Sri Lanka when police fired tear gas.· Marchers gathered in defiance of a government order that banned May Day celebrations and protests.
VERB· The award was announced in the May 1997 edition of Downbeat.· Vanguard announced last May that Bogle planned to resign as chief executive on Jan. 31.· Officials said the administration will announce May 15 what products will be subject to punitive tariffs of 100 percent.
· Work on the first 200 ha of the site began last May and is expected to take 32 months.· The problem for Jackson and the justice department is that times have changed since the case against Microsoft began in May 1998.· But what began in May 1998 as a skirmish over a remote stretch of border exposed a deep reservoir of bitterness.· The sailing season begins May 24 and runs through Oct. 6.· The second study, which began last May, is not yet complete but involves the testing of about 10,000 brains.· The frenzy of buying added to a stock market boom that began in May 1999.· Not surprisingly, the trip began in late May here at home, with the first featured location our own Southwest.· The initial excavations for the diversion tunnels had begun on May 16, 1931.
· Her baby was born on May 24, but it is too early to know whether little Katya is infected as well.· Kaczynski was born May 22, 1942, in the quiet Chicago suburb of Evergreen Park.· He was born 011 May 14, 1666, the only legitimate offspring of his father.
· The 49-day refueling shutdown was scheduled to end May 4.
· Months previously, Netanyahu had been expected to win the May election.· Meanwhile, the couple has embarked on their first joint venture; they are expecting a baby in May.· Its results are expected some time in May.· The companies declined comment, but an announcement is expected on May 20 in San Francisco.
· The bomb followed the announcement on Tuesday that early regional elections will be held in May.· Claudia Schneider is charged with one count of failing to disclose bankruptcy and has also been held in Miami since May.· The meeting grows from one to two days and will be held on May 19-20.· An election must be held by early May.· One must be held by May 1997 anyway, even if the precarious Conservative majority holds.
· The station was launched on 14 May 1973 using the first two stages of a redundant Saturn V left over from Apollo.· Previously, the judge let two black women join Linda Pugh, a Virginia travel agent who launched the May 1996 suit.· Masiyiwa still wants to launch the service in May.· Seven Surveyor landers were launched between May 1966 and January 1968.
· That writers' meeting in May 1986 was, happily, the last literary occasion that I found politically difficult.· When the conference met in May of that year, voting followed regional patterns.· Wegener said Chairman Peter Appeldoorn will step down at the annual shareholder meeting May 2.· OfficeMax said it will name a successor before its annual shareholders' meeting scheduled for May 22.
· Showcase 2000, opens April 16 to May 14, 9: 30 a.m. to 4 p.m.· It will open in May, Baer said.· The pilots' contract opens for renegotiation in May and the flight attendants' in January 1997.· Berda Morley, who opened the store last May, spent years working in sales and design in the garment industry.
· The second round of voting is scheduled for May 5.· Departures are scheduled for May 4, June 29, Sept. 21 and Oct. 5.· The trial is scheduled for May 27.· Sentencing is scheduled for May 7.· The talks are scheduled to conclude in May 1999.· Another pending decision which also awaits the new Board of Supervisors concerns the proposed bond election, tentatively scheduled for May 20.· The Prague Spring tour is nine nights, scheduled May 10 to 20.· OfficeMax said it will name a successor before its annual shareholders' meeting scheduled for May 22.
· The couple divorced in 1992, then attempted a yearlong reconciliation starting in May 1993.· A family festival will also be held during race week, starting May 5.· The next one starts May 31.· Schwab initially will offer three types of insurance products to California customers starting May 6.· The first six-week training program will start May 20.· The Census Bureau began mailing test questionnaires starting in May 1995.
She started work here last May.in May The theatre opened in May.on May 6th We don’t have any meetings on May 6th, do we?on 6th May British English An agreement was signed on 6th May 1977.May 6 American English Michael’s getting married May 6.