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- Dictionarymight/mīt/
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- 1. past of may
- 2. used tentatively to ask permission or to express a polite request: "might I just ask one question?"
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used to make a suggestion or suggest a possibility in a polite way: You might try a little more basil in the sauce next time. I thought you might want to join me for dinner. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. used to express permission, liberty, probability, or possibility in the past. The president might do nothing without the board's consent. 2. used to say that something is possible. We might get there before it rains. I might go, but then again, I might not. 3. used to express a present condition contrary to fact.
used to talk about what is possibly true: I think Isabel might be pregnant. The rain might have stopped by now. you might like/want to UK formal. used to politely suggest something: You might want to try a different approach next time. might. noun [ U ] formal uk / maɪt / us. great strength or power: economic / military might.
The noun might means a person's power or strength, like the might it takes to get a stuck lid off a jar of salsa, or the impressive power of a group, like a country's military might. Might is also a verb used to express possibility, like when you might go for a walk if it doesn't rain.
1. modal verb A2. You use might to indicate that something will possibly happen or be true in the future, but you cannot be certain. [vagueness] Smoking might be banned totally in most buildings. The two countries might go to war. I might well regret it later. He said he might not be back until tonight. 2. modal verb B1.
noun. physical strength: He swung with all his might. Antonyms: weakness. superior power or strength; force: the theory that might makes right. Antonyms: weakness. power or ability to do or accomplish; capacity: the might of the ballot box.
(formal) used to ask for information. How might the plans be improved upon? And who might she be? used to show that you are annoyed about something that somebody could do or could have done. I think you might at least offer to help! Honestly, you might have told me! used to say that you are not surprised by something.
might meaning, definition, what is might: if something might happen or might be tr...: Learn more.
1. a. Used to indicate a condition or state contrary to fact: She might help if she knew the truth. b. Used to express possibility or probability: It might snow tomorrow. 2. Used to express possibility or probability in the past: She thought she might be late, but she arrived on time. 3.
Might Definition. Great or superior strength, power, force, or vigor. Strength or power of any degree. (uncountable) The ability to do something. Used to indicate a condition or state contrary to fact. She might help if she knew the truth.
