Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

if i may

/ɪf aɪ meɪ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.83 in modern English

Syllables: if i -may
IPA: /ɪf aɪ meɪ/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Without any following verb, implies a request to interrupt, to speak at length, or to take control, often when the speaker can introduce new, unexpected information or, alternatively, when the speaker disapproves of how a task was done and proposes to redo it.

Phrases

pardon me excuse me

Frequently Paired Words

pardon pardon me excuse me

Questions

How do you pronounce if i may?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪf aɪ meɪ/.
What does if i may mean?: Without any following verb, implies a request to interrupt, to speak at length, or to take control, often when the speaker can introduce new, unexpected information or, alternatively, when the speaker disapproves of how a task was done and proposes to redo it.

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