mae

¹

[ mey ]

adjective

, Scot.

1. more.

Mae

²

[ mey ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Mary.

M.A.E.

³

abbreviation for

1. Master of Aeronautical Engineering.
2. Master of Art Education.
3. Master of Arts in Education.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mae¹

before 900; Middle English (north and Scots), Old English mā; cognate with German mehr, Old Norse meir, Gothic mais. See more

Example Sentences

As with AIG, the government essentially bailed out the financial system by bailing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

From The Daily Beast

Later, Mae complained to reporters about the “inexperience of the director,” but somehow found time to stroke her fan base.

From The Daily Beast

At the opening-night party, Mart Crowley saw Mae West sitting alone, except for the company of two musclemen bodyguards.

From The Daily Beast

Artist Carrie Mae Weems knows how to get the art world to pay attention to race, class, and gender.

From The Daily Beast

For thirty years, Carrie Mae Weems has made the art world confront issues of race, class, and gender.

From The Daily Beast

Mae was at the tiller guiding the steering gear to fix the vessel in its course, on the smooth, blue waters.

From Project Gutenberg

"That's a delicate question," replied Helen, for both Mae and Eugenia were too busy to pay heed to nonsense.

From Project Gutenberg

Dusk made the woods almost dark, and lest they should stray too far inland Mae was to give signals on her police whistle.

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"Some time A. M.," said Mae, hiding her concern with a brave show of indifference.

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It did not take long to row back to the sand bar, where Mae had already been towed off, out into the welcome deep water.

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