Definitions for might
maɪtmight

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. might, mightiness, power(noun)

   physical strength

Webster Dictionary(3.17 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Might

   of May

   Etymology: [AS. meahte, mihte.]

2. Might

   imp. of May

   Etymology: [AS. meahte, mihte.]

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

   Etymology: [AS. meahte, mihte.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Might

   mīt, pa.t. of may.

2. Might

   mīt, n. power: ability: strength: energy or intensity of purpose or feeling.—adj. Might′ful (Shak.), mighty: powerful.—adv. Might′ily.—n. Might′iness, state of being mighty: power: greatness: great amount: a title of dignity: excellency.—adj. Might′y, having greater power: strong: valiant: very great: important: exhibiting might: wonderful.—Might and main, utmost strength. [A.S. meaht, miht; Ger. macht; cf. May.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'might' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #139

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'might' in Written Corpus Frequency: #159

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'might' in Verbs Frequency: #34

How to pronounce might?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say might in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of might in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of might in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of might in a Sentence

1. Lanelyn Carrillo:

   We are bracing for the worst here, there is a sense of fear that we might be facing a storm as bad as Haiyan or Haima.

2. John Boscariol:

   It introduces costs and complications, and it introduces a likelihood that you might not get that relief, that's not without cost.

3. Bucky Hellwig:

   Clearly economic growth has got some momentum here in the U.S., conversely, with the other developed nations, their growth is either flat or slowing, that causes some debate about what the ECB might do at its meeting this week.

4. Mustafa Alani:

   It's not a visa, but it's not a free walk-in either. There might be a geographical restriction.

5. Jens Pagotto:

   It seems that water and fuel mixed together and the fumes from this might have been enough for them to lose consciousness.

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