ALL meanings of might
might
M m - auxiliary verb might expressing possibility 1
- noun might past tense of may 1
- noun might strength, force 1
- auxiliary verb might asking permission 1
- auxiliary verb might expressing annoyance 1
- noun might See can1. 1
- noun might In reported speech, expressing possibility or permission. 1
- noun might physical strength: He swung with all his might. 1
- noun might superior power or strength; force: the theory that might makes right. 1
- noun might power or ability to do or accomplish; capacity: the might of the ballot box. 1
- idioms might with might and main, with all the vigor, force, or energy at one's command: They pulled with might and main. 1
- modal verb might You use might to indicate that something will possibly happen or be true in the future, but you cannot be certain. 0
- modal verb might You use might to indicate that there is a possibility that something is true, but you cannot be certain. 0
- modal verb might You use might to indicate that something could happen or be true in particular circumstances. 0
- modal verb might You use might have with a past participle to indicate that it is possible that something happened or was true, or when giving a possible explanation for something. 0
- modal verb might You use might have with a past participle to indicate that something was a possibility in the past, although it did not actually happen. 0
- modal verb might You use might in statements where you are accepting the truth of a situation, but contrasting it with something that is more important. 0
- modal verb might You use might when you are saying emphatically that someone ought to do the thing mentioned, especially when you are annoyed because they have not done it. 0
- modal verb might You use might to make a suggestion or to give advice in a very polite way. 0
- modal verb might You use might as a polite way of interrupting someone, asking a question, making a request, or introducing what you are going to say next. 0
- modal verb might You use might in expressions such as as you might expect and as you might imagine in order to indicate that the statement you are making is not surprising. 0
- modal verb might You use might in expressions such as I might add and I might say in order to emphasize a statement that you are making. 0
- modal verb might You use might in expressions such as I might have known and I might have guessed to indicate that you are not surprised at a disappointing event or fact. 0
- uncountable noun might Might is power or strength. 0
- verb might expressing theoretical possibility: he might well come. In this sense might looks to the future and functions as a weak form of may 0
- noun might power, force, or vigour, esp of a great or supreme kind 0
- noun might physical strength 0
- noun might great or superior strength, power, force, or vigor 0
- noun might strength or power of any degree 0
- abbreviation MIGHT may1 0
- auxiliary verb might used as a modal auxiliary in verbal phrases with present or future time reference, generally equivalent to may1 in meaning and use, with the following functions: 0
- auxiliary verb might expressing esp. a shade of doubt or a lesser degree of possibility 0
- auxiliary verb might expressing a lesser degree of permission 0
- auxiliary verb might expressing a lesser degree of obligation 0
- intransitive verb might used elliptically in the same functions as might2 auxiliary verb. 0