may've

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may've

/meɪv/

Sounds like Maeve · Rhymes with -eɪv

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contraction may 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..."

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"may've." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/may've. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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may've. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/may've

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"may've." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/may've.

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@misc{may_ve_2026,
  title = {may've},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/may've},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}