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1. (pres. sing. and pl.) might
(used to express tentative possibility):
She might have called while you were out.
2. might
(used to express an unrealized possibility):
He might have been killed!
3. might
(used to express advisability or offer a suggestion):
They might at least have tried.
4. might
(used to express contingency, esp. in clauses indicating condition, concession, result, etc.): difficult as it might be.
5. might
(used in polite requests for permission):
Might I speak to you for a moment?
6. (n.) might
physical strength:
He swung with all his might.
7. might
superior power or strength; force:
the theory that might makes right.
8. might
power or ability to be effective:
the might of the ballot box.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME myghte, OE miht, meaht; c. OFris
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| Definition of 'might' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) might, mightiness, power
physical strength
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1. might
indicates what is possible
I might have another dollar in here.; He might have seen her at school.
2. might
might just
indicates sth is difficult but possible
We might just get there on time if we hurry.
3. might
might have done
used to imagine a possible situation that did not happen
If we'd had another player, we might have won.
4. might
might well/easily
emphasizes that sth is likely
I might very well be looking for a job in six months.
5. might
used to politely make a suggestion
You might want to tell him that it's time to go.
6. might
indicates you are annoyed
You might have warned us!
7. might
might (just) as well
indicates a situation will not change no matter what you do
We might as well go home - there's not going to be a game.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. might
of May
2. might
imp. of May
3. might
force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity
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Sense: past tense of may
I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.
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 Afrikaans: sal dalk |
 Arabic: رُبَّما |
 Bulgarian: можеше |
 Brazilian: poder |
 Czech: snad, možná |
 German: pt. of may:können |
 Danish: kunne; ville måske |
 Greek: ίσως (να) |
 Spanish: poder, ser posible que |
 Estonian: võima |
 Farsi: امکان داشتن |
 Finnish: saattaa |
 French: se pouvoir que |
 Hebrew: עָשׂוּי |
 Hindi: होगा शायद |
 Croatian: mogao |
 Hungarian: -hatna, -hetne |
 Indonesian: mungkin |
 Icelandic: gæti; mætti |
 Italian: potere |
 Japanese: mayの過去形 |
 Korean: …했을지도 모른다 |
 Lithuanian: galëti |
 Latvian: varētu |
 Malay: mungkin |
 Dutch: zou kunnen |
 Norwegian: kunne, ville |
 Polish: móc |
 Persian: امکان داشتن |
 Pashto: امكان لرل |
 Portuguese: ser capaz de |
 Romanian: a (se) putea să |
 Russian: возможно |
 Slovak: možno |
 Slovenian: utegniti |
 Serbian: možda |
 Swedish: skulle, skulle kanske |
 Thai: กริยาช่วยช่องที่ 2 ของ ma |
 Turkish: ...-ebilir(di) |
 Taiwanese: 「may」的過去式 |
 Ukrainian: міг |
 Urdu: جس سے مشروط امکان ظاہر ہو |
 Vietnamese: quá khứ của may |
 Chinese: may的过去式 |
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