Might

Quick meaning: Might is a noun meaning (countable, uncountable) Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.

Meaning

(countable, uncountable) Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) Physical strength or force.
2. (uncountable) The ability to do something.
3. (auxiliary) simple past of may
4. (auxiliary) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions; would perhaps/maybe.
5. (auxiliary) Used concessively to admit something before making a more accurate or important statement; although
6. (obsolete) Mighty; powerful.
7. (obsolete) Possible.

Example Sentences

I thought that I might go the next day.

Let's finish this task so that we might go home asap.

He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move.

He asked me if he might go to the party, but I haven't decided yet.

Word Forms

• mights
• mighter
• mightest

Synonyms for might

Depending on context, synonyms include authority, potency, disposition, craft, force, potence.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mightiness, power, can, could, potency, force.

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