Meanings
contraction
- contractionmay have
"He may've hid?" asked Bentley. The boatswain nodded an affirmative. "He may've, sir. But we looked and searched a bit, and we found nothing. We flushed a few more drunken buggers out for locking up, but no Black Bob. I'm sorry, sir, but I wouldn't be surprised..."
2004, Jan Needle, The spithead nymph, page 139
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with may've
savedavewaveslavecavegraveWAVbravefavebehaveraveshavewaivepavecravenavestavesuaveclaveengraveMaeveenslaveknavelave
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
APA
may've. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/may've
MLA
“may've.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/may've. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “may've,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/may've.
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