may

P56138

predicate

Indicates that an entity has permission, possibility, or potential to perform an action or for a situation to occur.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
may canonical	28

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction

Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'

Input

Predicate: may

Generated description

Indicates that an entity has permission, possibility, or potential to perform an action or for a situation to occur.

Sample triples (28)

Subject	Object
Declarations (law)	be used as interpretative tools by courts ⓘ
Declarations (law)	influence customary international law formation ⓘ
Declarations (law)	be incorporated by reference into binding instruments ⓘ
Declarations (law)	be adopted by international organizations ⓘ
Declarations (law)	be adopted by states ⓘ
Declarations (law)	be adopted by legislative bodies ⓘ
Declarations (law)	be adopted by executive authorities ⓘ
Declarations (law)	be adopted by judicial bodies ⓘ
Antarctic Treaty Non-Consultative Parties (as observers)	become Consultative Parties if they demonstrate substantial scientific research in Antarctica ⓘ
Texas Courts of Appeals	affirm lower court decisions ⓘ
Texas Courts of Appeals	reverse lower court decisions ⓘ
Texas Courts of Appeals	modify lower court decisions ⓘ
Texas Courts of Appeals	remand cases to lower courts ⓘ
Edgeworth expansion	produce negative probabilities when truncated ⓘ
National Executive (South Africa) linked to: National Executive	prepare and initiate legislation ⓘ
National Executive (South Africa) linked to: National Executive	perform any executive function provided for in the Constitution ⓘ
National Executive (South Africa) linked to: National Executive	perform any executive function provided for in national legislation ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Jamaica	affirm decisions of lower courts ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Jamaica	reverse decisions of lower courts ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Jamaica	vary decisions of lower courts ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Jamaica	order retrials ⓘ
court of appeal	overturn decisions of lower courts ⓘ
court of appeal	modify decisions of lower courts ⓘ
court of appeal	affirm decisions of lower courts ⓘ
court of appeal	order a new trial ⓘ
Speaker of Council (City of Johannesburg) linked to: Speaker of Council	call councillors to order ⓘ
Speaker of Council (City of Johannesburg) linked to: Speaker of Council	rule on points of order ⓘ
Speaker of Council (City of Johannesburg) linked to: Speaker of Council	suspend a sitting for disorder ⓘ