may be

adverb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see may, be.

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Meanings

adverb
  1. misspellingMisspelling of maybe.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see may, be.

    The presence of potato starch in arrow root may be discovered by the microscope.

    1845, Andrew Ure, “ARROW ROOT”, in Recent Improvements in Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: […], London: […] Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, […], →OCLC, page 10
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APA

may be. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/may%20be

MLA

“may be.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/may%20be. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “may be,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/may%20be.

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