might

1
[ mahyt ]
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auxiliary verb
  1. simple past tense of may1.

  2. (used to express possibility): They might be at the station.

  1. (used to express advisability): You might at least thank me.

  2. (used in polite requests for permission): Might I speak to you for a moment?

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Other definitions for might (2 of 2)

might2
[ mahyt ]

noun
  1. physical strength: He swung with all his might.

  2. superior power or strength; force: the theory that might makes right.

  1. power or ability to do or accomplish; capacity: the might of the ballot box.

Origin of might

2
First recorded before 900; Middle English myghte, Old English miht, meaht; cognate with German macht, Gothic mahts; akin to may1

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1-3. See strength.

Opposites for might

Other words from might

  • mightless, adjective

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How to use might in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for might (1 of 2)

might1

/ (maɪt) /


verb
  1. making the past tense or subjunctive mood of may 1 he might have come last night

  2. (often foll by well) expressing theoretical possibility: he might well come . In this sense might looks to the future and functions as a weak form of may: See may 1 (def. 2)

Origin of might

1
OE miht

might

See may 1

British Dictionary definitions for might (2 of 2)

might2

/ (maɪt) /


noun
  1. power, force, or vigour, esp of a great or supreme kind

  2. physical strength

  1. (with) might and main See main 1 (def. 8)

Origin of might

2
Old English miht; compare Old High German maht, Dutch macht

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