Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

may as well

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.67 in modern English

Syllables: may as well
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used to express reluctance, to express that if one hypothetical or possible action happened, it would not make any notable difference.

Example Sentences

"They continued their inspection in silence, but at last the Doctor shrugged and said they may as well go back."
"For me to love you now Would be the sweetest thing 'Twould make me sing Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind"
"So my plan is to build an AI-driven swarm of drones, each of which tries to fly itself into a human's head. Now, why? Because the mechanical uprising has to start somewhere, may as well be me."

Inflected Forms

might as well (past)

Phrases

one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb

Synonyms

might as well

Questions

What does may as well mean?: Used to express reluctance, to express that if one hypothetical or possible action happened, it would not make any notable difference.

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