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What's the difference about "may/must" ?

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Lydia_P profile picture Lydia_PMarch 2018
May is used when there is a possibility that something happens:
it may rain.
may is also used to to express opportunity or permission:
You may enter.
May I go to the bathroom?

Must is used to express something you are obliged to do

look here
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/may?s=ts
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/must?s=t
  • RobertB profile picture RobertBMarch 2018
    Good answer. Although the interplay of these words can become complex. In legal language, 'may' may have the meaning of 'must'. And when a monarch says 'You may leave', it means 'You must leave'.
mahdi1 profile picture mahdi1March 2018
what is the difference BETWEEN "mayBE and must"
maybe used for the situations a things possibly occur but must used for the situations a things should be occur