In a statement at Downing Street on Tuesday, she offered to open fresh talks with the opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn to find a way forward before an emergency EU summit on April 10.
May suggested that if she and Corbyn could not agree a deal, the government would give Parliament a series of votes on Brexit options.
In a significant development, she promised to abide by whatever proposal for the UK's future relationship with Europe gained a majority in Parliament, so long as the opposition did the same. In doing so, she effectively ruled out the chance of Britain crashing out of Europe without a deal.
But she said her Withdrawal Agreement -- which has been rejected by Parliament three times -- would remain part of any deal, as the EU had repeatedly ruled out renegotiating that part of the agreement.
"This debate, this division cannot drag on much longer. It is putting members of Parliament and everyone else under immense pressure, and it is doing damage to our politics," May said.
"This is a difficult time for everyone. Passions are running high on all sides of the argument. But we can and must find the compromises that will deliver what the British people voted for," she added. "It requires national unity to deliver the national interest."
Britain is currently slated to leave the EU on April 12.
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