Difference between Can and May

CAN vs MAY: NOUN

A vessel or case of tinned iron or of sheet metal, of various forms, but usually cylindrical.
A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.
Of cantoris.
Of canto;
An abbreviation of canon;
Cup and can. See cup.
The revolving cylindrical holder into which the sliver falls from a carding-machine.
A measure of liquids in the Shetland islands, containing about an English gallon.
A vessel of small or moderate size and made of any material, but now generally of sheet-metal, such as tin, and used as a drinking-cup or to contain liquids, preserves, etc.
A chimney-pot.
The catty or pound of Cochin China, equal to 1 pound 6 ounces avoirdupois.
Knowledge; skill; ability.
A naval destroyer.
The buttocks.
A toilet or restroom.
A jail or prison.
The contents of such a container.
An airtight container, usually made of tin-coated iron, in which foods or beverages are preserved.
A usually cylindrical metal container.
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
A room equipped with toilet facilities
A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
The quantity contained in a can
A buoy with a round bottom and conical top
Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

The queen or lady of May, in old May games.
Any May-day sport.
Any species of Ephemera, and allied genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many species appear in May. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.
A plant that flowers in May; also, its blossom. See Mayflower, in the vocabulary.
The morning dew of the first day of May, to which magical properties were attributed.
The first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a garland, and by dancing about a May pole.
Any one of numerous species of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged state in May. They belong to Melolontha, and allied genera. Called also June beetle.
The fruit of an American plant (Podophyllum peltatum). Also, the plant itself (popularly called mandrake), which has two lobed leaves, and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.
A shrubby species of Spiræa (Spiræa hypericifolia) with many clusters of small white flowers along the slender branches.
The merrymaking of May Day.
The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.
The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
A maiden.
In Cambridge University, England, the Easter-term examination.
The festivities or games of May-day.
Some other plant, especially species of Spiræa: as, Italian may.
[lowercase] The hawthorn: so called because it blooms in May. Also May-bush.
Figuratively, the early part or springtime of life.
The fifth month of the year, consisting of thirty-one days, reckoned on the continent of Europe and in America as the last month of spring, but in Great Britain commonly as the first of summer.
A person.
A kinsman.
A maiden; a virgin.
A hawthorn or its blossoms.
Thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
The month following April and preceding June

CAN vs MAY: VERB

Terminate the employment of
Preserve in a can or tin

Are used as equivalent to possibly, perhaps, maybe, by chance, peradventure. See 1st Maybe.
Desire or wish, as in prayer, imprecation, benediction, and the like.
Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a desire to soften a question or remark.
Contingency or liability; possibility or probability.
Liberty; permission; allowance.
Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by can.

CAN vs MAY: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To solicit cash donations for a charity or other organization such as a club or amateur sports team by holding out a can or other container in a public place.
To put an end or stop to.
To end the employment of; fire. : dismiss.
To make a recording of.
To seal in an airtight container for future use; preserve.

CAN vs MAY: OTHER WORD TYPES

A room or building equipped with one or more toilets
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
An obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See gan.]
May: noting merely permission; as, you can have it if you wish; can I speak to you a moment?
[Formerly used also in the infinitive.
To be able; properly, to be able physically; hence, by extension, to be able mentally, morally, or legally; possess the qualities, qualifications, or resources necessary for the attainment of any end or the accomplishment of any purpose, the specific end or purpose being indicated by the verb to which can is auxiliary.
B. As an auxiliary.
To have ability; be able. Still so used in Scotch: as, I'll no can go.
[So in early use the negative, to con unthank, to give no thanks.
To know how to do; be able to do.
To know; understand.
A. As an independent verb.
A frequent Middle English corruption of gan, began, preterit of ginnen, begin (see gin): often equivalent, with the infinitive of a principal verb, to the preterit of that verb.
To put into a can; especially, to put into sealed metal cans or glass jars, for preservation, as prepared vegetables, fruits, and meats.
(auxiliary verb) Used to request or grant permission.
(auxiliary verb) Used to indicate probability or possibility under the specified circumstances.
(auxiliary verb) Used to indicate that which is permitted, as by conscience or feelings.
(auxiliary verb) Used to indicate possibility or probability.
(auxiliary verb) Used to indicate possession of a specified power, right, or privilege.
(auxiliary verb) Used to indicate physical or mental ability.
(idiom) (in the can) Completed and ready for release, as a film or scene of a film.
(idiom) (can of worms) A complex or difficult problem.
(idiom) (can of corn) Something that is easily accomplished, especially a routine catch of a fly ball in baseball.

In clauses expressing a purpose.
In concessive clauses.
In conditional clauses. [Rare, except in clauses where permission is distinctly expressed.]
In law, may in a statute is usually interpreted to mean must, when used not to confer a favor, but to impose a duty in the exercise of which the statute shows that the public or private persons are to be regarded as having an interest.
To indicate desire, as in prayer, aspiration, imprecation, benediction, and the like. In this sense might is often used for a wish contrary to what can or must be: as, O that I might recall him from the grave !
In this sense may is scarcely used now in negative clauses, as permission refused amounts to an absolute prohibition, and accordingly removes all doubt or contingency.
To indicate opportunity, moral power, or the absolute power residing in another agent.
The preterit might is similarly used, with some slight addition of contempt.
Sometimes may is used merely to avoid a certain bluntness in putting a question, or to suggest doubt as to whether the person to whom the question is addressed will be able to answer it definitely.
In this sense, when a negative clause was followed by a contingent clause with if, may in the latter clause was formerly used elliptically, if I may meaning ‘if I can control it’ or ‘prevent it.’
To indicate possibility with contingency.
A. As an independent verb, or as a quasi-auxiliary: To have power; have ability; be able; can.
To celebrate May-day; take part in the festivities of Mayday: chiefly or only in the verbal noun maying and the derivative mayer: as, to go a maying.
(auxiliary verb) To be obliged, as where rules of construction or legal doctrine call for a specified interpretation of a word used in a law or legal document.
(auxiliary verb) Used to express contingency, purpose, or result in clauses introduced by that or so that.
(auxiliary verb) Used to express a desire or fervent wish.
(auxiliary verb) Used to indicate a certain measure of likelihood or possibility.
(auxiliary verb) To be allowed or permitted to.

CAN vs MAY: RELATED WORDS

Put up, Tush, John, Crapper, Stool, Arse, Butt, Bum, Potty, Pot, Bottom, Ass, Get, Might, May

Often, Able, Sometimes, Potentially, Perhaps, Probably, Necessarily, Possibly, Likely, English hawthorn, Crataegus oxycantha, Crataegus laevigata, Whitethorn, Get, Can

CAN vs MAY: DESCRIBE WORDS

Toilet, Backside, Put up, Tush, Stool, Arse, Butt, Bum, Potty, Pot, Bottom, Ass, Get, Might, May

Potential, Such, Let, Please, Maybe, Often, Able, Sometimes, Perhaps, Probably, Necessarily, Possibly, Likely, Get, Can

CAN vs MAY: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

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In general, if any information may lead to patient harm, a provider may deny the request.
The condition of facilities may be uncertain, and operational support may beunstable for an undetermined period.
Products may go out of stock and delivery estimates may change at any time.
Members may apply at any time during their careers, and may attend several seminars.
Some lenders may not charge a service fee or may offer rebates for them.
Units may withhold release; however, they may not deny a request.
Admiralty claims may or may not fall under the applicable SOFA.
Such papers may or may not contain strictly original material.
The helicopter may or may not arrive configured to rappel.
Recommendation letters may or may not be required.

CAN vs MAY: QUESTIONS

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAN AND MAY

CAN vs MAY: NOUN

CAN vs MAY: VERB

CAN vs MAY: INTRANSITIVE VERB

CAN vs MAY: OTHER WORD TYPES

CAN vs MAY: RELATED WORDS

CAN vs MAY: DESCRIBE WORDS

CAN vs MAY: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

CAN vs MAY: QUESTIONS