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might1 definition

might (mīt)

auxiliary verb

  1. may
  2. used as a modal auxiliary in verbal phrases with present or future time reference, generally equivalent to may in meaning and use, with the following functions:
    1. expressing esp. a shade of doubt or a lesser degree of possibility it might rain
    2. expressing a lesser degree of permission might I go?
    3. expressing a lesser degree of obligation you might try to help

Etymology: ME mihte < OE, akin to Ger möchte

intransitive verb

used elliptically in the same functions as might ()
might2 definition

might (mīt)

noun

  1. great or superior strength, power, force, or vigor
  2. strength or power of any degree

Etymology: ME mighte < OE miht, akin to Ger macht < IE base *māgh-, to be able > ON magn

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