Might

/maɪt/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

[…]ſtrengthed with all myght, thꝛough his gloꝛious power, unto all pacience and long ſufferyng with ioifulneſſe[…]

This is the richest, the most powerful country which ever occupied this globe. The might of past empires is little compared to ours. But I do not want to be the president who built empires or sought grandeur or extended dominion. I want to be the president who educated young children to the wonders of their world.

Since every nation considers itself right, peace lies in balancing the military mights of the possible rivals.

The 1833 Slavery Abolition Act had abolished slavery completely in the British Empire, and this, along with the fact that the Empire's military and economic might was beginning to pull even further ahead of other nations', thanks in part to the Industrial Revolution, saw the squadron expand to around twenty-five ships (regularly having to be swapped out because of the high incidence of tropical disease)[…]

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.

I thought that I might go the next day.

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

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Word Forms

• mights
• mite
• mought
• mighter
• mightest
• might
• mout
• med

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