English Explanatory Dictionary

if I may

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ɪf aɪ meɪ/

Word forms

if I may

Related words

pardon pardon me excuse me
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