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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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The meaning of MIGHT is —used to express permission, liberty, probability, or possibility in the past. How to use might in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Might.
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.
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. I might have known I'd find you with her. 'I detest clutter, you know.'—'I didn't know, but I might have guessed.'
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.
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.
When referring to a hypothetical or contrary-to-fact situation in the past, rather than an imagined future situation, the verbs are shifted to the remote past: won becomes had won, and might buy becomes might have bought: If I had won the lottery, I might have bought a yacht.
(used to express possibility): They might be at the station. (used to express advisability): You might at least thank me. (used in polite requests for permission): Might I speak to you for a moment?
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Definition of might noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
