might in English dictionary

  • might

    Meanings and definitions of "might"

    • (uncountable) Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
    • (uncountable) Physical strength.
    • (uncountable) The ability to do something.
    • (obsolete, chiefly before 1900) Mighty.
    • (auxiliary) Simple past of may.
    • (auxiliary) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.
    • (auxiliary) Used to indicate permission in simple past tense.
    • adjective
      (obsolete, chiefly before 1900)
      Mighty; powerful; possible.
    • noun
      (uncountable, countable)
      Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Physical strength.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      The ability to do something.
    • verb
      (auxiliary)
      Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.
    • verb
      (auxiliary)
      simple past tense of [i]may[/i] Used to indicate permission in past tense.
    • verb
      (auxiliary)
      simple past tense of [i]may[/i] Used to indicate possibility in past tense.
    • personal power
    • ability
    • indicator of conditional or possible actions
    • vigour (vigor)
    • noun
      physical strength

    Synonyms of "might" in English dictionary

    mightiness, strength, power are the top synonyms of "might" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of might

    • might ( comparative mighter, superlative mightest)
    • might ( uncountable)
    • (Verb) null
    • might (comparative mighter, superlative mightest)
    • might (countable and uncountable, plural mights)
    • archaic second-person singular simple past - mightest nonstandard, archaic third-person singular simple past - mighteth
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