might

Meaning of might

noun
  1. Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
  2. Physical strength or force.
    He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move.
  3. The ability to do something.
adjective
  1. Mighty; powerful.
  2. Possible.
verb
  1. To be strong; to have power (over).
  2. (auxiliary) To be able; can.
  3. To be able to go.
  4. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
    you may smoke outside;  may I sit there?
  5. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly.
    he may be lying;  Schrödinger's cat may or may not be in the box
  6. (subjunctive present, defective) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect).
    may you win;  may the weather be sunny
  7. Used in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark.
verb
  1. (auxiliary) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.
    I might go to the party, but I haven't decided yet.
  2. Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.
    Hey man, you might have warned me about the thunderstorm.
  3. (auxiliary) Even though.
    I might be in a wheelchair, but I still want to be treated as a lady.
  4. (auxiliary) Used in polite requests for permission
    Might I take the last biscuit?

Information about might

  • The plural form of might is: mights.
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Hyphenation of might

might

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • might is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

might synonyms

Meaning mightiness:

mightiness, power

Meaning :

can, could

Translation of might

Words that rhyme with might

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