may as well
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may as well
verb may as well · might as well
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Used to express reluctance, to express that if one hypothetical or possible action happened, it would not make any notable difference.
They continued their inspection in silence, but at last the Doctor shrugged and said they may as well go back.
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title = {may as well},
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