How do native speakers pronounce "may" in English?

In natural English speech, "may" appears in contexts such as: "but it looked like May el AF". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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How to pronounce“may”in English

IPA/meɪ/

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Definitions of “may”

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verb

To be strong; to have power (over).

verb

To be able; can.

“But many times[…]we give way to passions we may resist and will not.”

noun

The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.

“The fire from Lindfield was coming down the grassy hillside to the right between the hedges of may.”

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