might 1 (m t)n. 1. The power, force, or influence held by a person or group. 2. Physical strength. [Middle English, from Old English meaht, miht; see magh- in Indo-European roots.] |
| might 2 (mt) aux.v. Past tense of may 1. a. Used to indicate a condition or state contrary to fact: She might help if she knew the truth. b. Used to indicate a possibility or probability that is weaker than may: We might discover a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. 2. Used to express possibility or probability or permission in the past: She told him yesterday he might not go on the trip. 3. Used to express a higher degree of deference or politeness than may, ought, or should: Might I express my opinion? [Middle English, from Old English meahte, mihte, first and third person sing. past tense of magan, to be able; see may1.] Our Living Language In many Southern U.S. varieties of English, might can be paired with other auxiliary verbs such as could, as in We might could park over there. Words like might and could are known as modals, since they express certain "moods" (for example, I might go indicates an uncertain mood on the part of the speaker). Combinations such as might could, might would, and might can are known as double modals. Other less common combinations include may can, may will, and might should. Since double modals typically begin with may or might, they lessen the degree of conviction or certainty (much like the word possibly) more than a single modal does. Double modals are used, for example, to minimize the force of what one is saying, as when asking someone for a favor or when indicating displeasure. · Although double modals may sound odd outside of the South, they carry little if any social stigma within the South and are used by speakers of all social classes and educational levels  even in formal instances like political addresses. Like many features of Southern varieties of English, the use of double modals is probably due to the fact that many of the first English speakers in the South were Scotch-Irish, whose speech made use of double modals. This feature has been noted as far back as the Middle English period, but today's most common forms were not used to any great extent until the mid-18th century. They are surprisingly rare in dialect fiction but do occasionally occur, as in Old Yeller by Fred Gipson: "Jumper's liable to throw a fit with that hide rattling along behind him, and you might not can hold him by yourself." |
might1
vb (takes an implied infinitive or an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary
1. making the past tense or subjunctive mood of may1 he might have come last night
2. (often foll by well) expressing theoretical possibility: he might well come. In this sense might looks to the future and functions as a weak form of may See may1 [2]
Usage: See at may1
might2
n
1. power, force, or vigour, esp of a great or supreme kind
2. physical strength
(with) might and main See main1 [8]
[Old English miht; compare Old High German maht, Dutch macht]
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| Noun | 1. |  might - physical strength strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" |
might
noun power, force, energy, ability, strength, capacity, efficiency, capability, sway, clout (informal), vigour, prowess, potency, efficacy, valour, puissance The might of the army could prove a decisive factor.
with all your might forcefully, vigorously, mightily, full force, manfully, full blast, lustily, as hard as possible, as hard as you can She swung the hammer with all her might.
Quotations
"Might is right" [Thomas Carlyle]
"Might is right" [Thomas Carlyle]
Translations
might2 [maɪt] N → poder m, fuerza f
with all one's might → con todas sus fuerzas
with might and main → a más no poder, esforzándose muchísimo
with all one's might → con todas sus fuerzas
with might and main → a más no poder, esforzándose muchísimo
might [ˈmaɪt]
modal aux vb
(future possibility)
He might come later → Il va peut-être venir plus tard.
We might go to Spain next year → Nous irons peut-être en Espagne l'an prochain.
He might not be back until tonight → Il ne rentrera peut-être pas avant ce soir.
Smoking might be banned totally in most buildings → Le tabac pourrait être totalement interdit dans la plupart des bâtiments.
I might well regret it later → Je pourrais bien le regretter plus tard.
He might come later → Il va peut-être venir plus tard.
We might go to Spain next year → Nous irons peut-être en Espagne l'an prochain.
He might not be back until tonight → Il ne rentrera peut-être pas avant ce soir.
Smoking might be banned totally in most buildings → Le tabac pourrait être totalement interdit dans la plupart des bâtiments.
I might well regret it later → Je pourrais bien le regretter plus tard.
(present possibility)
You might be right → Vous avez peut-être raison.
He might not be interested in her any more → Il ne s'intéresse peut-être plus à elle.
You might be right → Vous avez peut-être raison.
He might not be interested in her any more → Il ne s'intéresse peut-être plus à elle.
(past possibility)
It might have been an accident → C'était peut-être un accident.
She might not have understood → Elle n'a peut-être pas compris.
You might have been killed! → Tu aurais pu être tué!
It might have been an accident → C'était peut-être un accident.
She might not have understood → Elle n'a peut-être pas compris.
You might have been killed! → Tu aurais pu être tué!
(in polite requests)
Might I make a suggestion? → Pourrais-je faire une suggestion?
Might I make a suggestion? → Pourrais-je faire une suggestion?
(in suggestions)
You might try the petrol station down the street → Vous pourriez essayer la station service au bout de la rue.
I thought we might go for a drive on Sunday → Je pensais que nous pourrions faire une promenade en voiture dimanche.
You might try the petrol station down the street → Vous pourriez essayer la station service au bout de la rue.
I thought we might go for a drive on Sunday → Je pensais que nous pourrions faire une promenade en voiture dimanche.
might1 pret of may; they might be brothers, they look so alike → sie könnten Brüder sein, sie sehen sich so ähnlich; as you might expect → wie zu erwarten war; … I might add → … möchte ich hinzufügen; how old might he be? → wie alt er wohl ist?; might I smoke? → dürfte ich wohl rauchen?; you might try Smith’s → Sie könnten es ja mal bei Smiths versuchen; he might at least have apologized → er hätte sich wenigstens entschuldigen können; I might have known → das hätte ich mir denken können; she was thinking of what might have been → sie dachte an das, was hätte sein können
might2
might2
n → Macht f; with all one’s might → mit aller Kraft; superior might → Übermacht f, → Überlegenheit f; might is right (Prov) → Macht geht vor Recht (Prov)
might2 [maɪt] n → forza, potere m, forze fpl
with all one's might → con tutte le proprie forze
might2 [maɪt] n → forza, potere m, forze fpl
with all one's might → con tutte le proprie forze
with all one's might → con tutte le proprie forze
might2 [maɪt] n → forza, potere m, forze fpl
with all one's might → con tutte le proprie forze
1 past tense of may I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal. sal dalk رُبَّما можеше snad, možná kunne; ville måske pt. of may:können ίσως (να) poder, ser posible que võima امکان داشتن saattaa se pouvoir que עָשׂוּי होगा शायद mogao -hatna, -hetne mungkin gæti; mætti potere mayの過去形 …했을지도 모른다 galëti varētu mungkin zou kunnen kunne, ville móc ser capaz de a (se) putea să возможно možno utegniti možda skulle, skulle kanske กริยาช่วยช่องที่ 2 ของ may ...-ebilir(di) may的過去式 міг جس سے مشروط امکان ظاہر ہو quá khứ của may may的过去式
2 used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please? mag, kan ربَّما може ли? (по-учтива форма) mohl(a) by(ch) kunne; kunne måske können θα μπορούσα (για ευγενική παράκληση) poder võiks äkki توانستن saattaisi, saada se pouvoir que; permettez que... עָשׂוּי, עָלוּל संभावना क्षीण करने के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है moći, smjeti mungkin gæti potere ～かもしれない …일지도 모른다, …해주시지 않겠습니까? galëti iespējams, ka; (lūgumos) vai drīkstu...? mungkin zou kunnen kunne móc poder a (se) putea să может быть, пожалуй; можно mohol by moči mogu skulle kanske, skulle kunna อาจจะ ...-ebilir 可能 міг би کی جگہ مستعمل may sử dụng trong lời đề nghị lịch sự 可能
3 used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should You might help me clean the car! sal dalk ربَّما: تُسْتَعْمَل للأيحاء ان الشَّخْص لا يَعْمَل المُتَوَقَّع منه можеше (препоръка) moci aspoň kunne godt; burde können θα μπορούσα... (για να δηλώσει πράξη που έπρεπε να γίνεται) podrías/podría võiks بایستی این کار را می کردید voida pouvoir au moins לְפָחוֹת הָיית... यह जताने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है कि कोई आदमी वह नहीं कर रहा है जो उससे अपेक्षित है moći segíthetnél... bisa gæti (áminning eða skipun) potere (al condizionale) ～してくれてもよいのに ...하면 어떨까요 galëtum, galëtø varētu boleh zou kunnen kunne, burde mógłbym, mógłbyś itd. podia a putea cel puţin мог бы mohol by aspoň lahko bi vsaj... mogao bi skulle gott kunna น่าจะ (belki de) ...-ebilir(sin) 會 міг би اظہار شکایت کے لئے اگر کوئی توقع پوری نہیں ہو رہی ہو đề nghị ai làm gì 会
might as well
used to suggest that there is no good reason for not doing something I might as well do it all at once. kan netsowel أيْضا: تُسْتَعْمَل للإيحاء أنه لا يوجَد سبب لِعَدَم فِعْل الشَّيء мога (няма причина да не го направя) moci stejně tak dobře kunne lige så godt ebensogut auch...können θα μπορούσα κάλλιστα podría también võiks vägagi hästi بایستی voida yhtä hyvin faire aussi bien de לְפָחוֹת הָיית संभवत ऐसा होता također moći legjobb lesz, ha lebih baik gæti rétt eins fare meglio (al condizionale0 ～したほうがよい ...하는 편이 낫다 gal geriau tikpat labi varētu lebih baik kunnen kunne like godt mógłbym również, mógłbyś również itd. é preferível (fazer) a putea la fel de bine мог бы и môcť rovnako dobre lahko bi pa.... mogao bih kunde lika gärna ใช้แนะนำเมื่อไม่มีเหตุผลที่ดีสำหรับการไม่ทำอะไร (...-ması) iyi olmak 應該 цілком можливо (зробити що) یوں بھی có lẽ 应该
might have
1 used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case You might have caught the bus if you had run. sou dalk kon كان من المُمْكِن أن можех ако... byl(a) by(ste) mohl(a) kunne have hätte können θα μπορούσα να είχα podría haber oleks võinud بایستی این کار را بکنید olisi voinut il aurait été possible que... si יִיתָכֵן यह बताने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है कि अगर उक्त कार्य किसी दूसरे तरह से किया जाता तो हो जाता moguće biti elérhetted volna... seharusnya bisa hefði getað . . . ef potere (nel periodo ipotetico) ～したかもしれない ...했을지도 모든다 būčiau/būtum galėjęs būtu varējis; iespējams, ka būtu... seharusnya had kunnen kunne (ha) mógłbym, mógłbyś itd. poderia ter a fi putut să мог бы bol by mohol lahko bi bil... mogao je skulle kanske ใช้แนะนำเมื่อบางสิ่งอาจเป็นไปไดุ้้ถ้ามีสิ่งอื่นใดเข้ามาอยู่ในสถานการณ์ ...-ebilirdi 可能會 міг би یہ ظاہر کرنے کے لئے کہ اگر کوئی اقدام کیا گیا ہوتا تو کامیابی مل سکتی تھی lẽ ra 可能会
2 used to suggest that a person has not done what he should You might have told me! moes كان بالإمكان أن можеше (трябвало е) měl(a) jste burde have hätte können θα μπορούσα, θα έπρεπε να είχα debería oleks võinud بایستی این کار را بکنید olisi voinut aurais dû au moins הָיִיתָ צָרִיך ל... यह जताने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है कि कोई आदमी वह नहीं कर रहा है जो उससे अपेक्षित है moguće napraviti elmondhatta(d) volna... seharusnya hefði getað/átt að . . . en potere (al condizionale passato ～してくれてもよかったのに ...해도 되었는데 galėjai, galėjo... būtu varējis sepatutnya had kunnen burde/kunne (ha) mogłem przecież, mogłeś przecież itd. bem que podia ter ar fi trebuit să мог бы mal si lahko bi vsaj... mogao si kunde [] ใช้แนะนำเมื่อบุคคลนั้นไม่ได้ทำในสิ่งที่ควรจะทำ ...-ebilirdi 應該 міг би یہ ظاہر کرنے کے لئے کہ کسی نے وہ کام نہیں کیا جس کی اس سے توقع کی جا رہی تھی đáng ra 应该
3 used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done I might have gone, but I decided not to. sou كان بالإمكان أن أفْعَل ذلك ولكنِّي لم أفْعَل можех (съществувала е възможност) bylo by bývalo možné kunne have hätte können θα μπορούσα να είχα podría oleks võinud بایستی این کار را انجام می دادی olisi voinut il aurait été possible que... mais הָיִית... यह जताने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है कि उक्त काम संभव था लेकिन इस दिशा में कुछ नहीं किया गया moguće učiniti elmehettem volna... mestinya það hefði verið mögulegt að . . . en potere (al condizionale passato) ～できたのに (しなかった) 했어야만 하는데 galėjau, galėjai... būtu varējis; bija iespējams semestinya had kunnen kunne (ha) mogłem, mogłeś itd. até podia ter a fi putut să мог бы bolo by bývalo možné lahko bi bil... mogao sam skulle, tänkte ใช้แสดงในการที่บางสิ่งอาจเป็นการกระทำที่เป็นไปได้แต่จริง ๆ แล้วไม่สามารถทำให้สมบูีรณ์หรือเสร็จได้ ...-ebilirdi 本應該而沒有 міг би کوئی سابقہ امکان جو اب نہیں رہا nên ra 本应该而没有
4 used when a person does not want to admit to having done something Have you seen this man?' `I might have.' dalk تُسْتَعْمَل للتعبير أن الشَّخْص لا يُريد الإعْتِراف أنه فَعَل شَيْئا ما може би (отговарям уклончиво) snad ano kunne have hätte sein können ίσως tal vez võib-olla بایستی این کار را انجام دهید voi olla c'est possible יִיתָכֵן यह उस समय उपयोग किया जाता है जब कोई यह स्वीकार करने के लिए तैयार नहीं होता है कि उसने यह काम किया है moguće láthattam volna bisa jadi það er hugsanlegt forse ～だったかもしれない galbūt iespējams, varbūt boleh jadi misschien kunne hende, kanskje..., tja mogłem, mogłeś itd. talvez e posibil могло быть и так snáď áno mogoče možda kan [] ใช้เมื่อบุคคลไม่ต้องการจะเข้่าร่วมในการทำอะำไรบางอย่าง (belki de) ...-ebildi 也許 міг би جب کوئی یقین سے کچھ نہیں کہنا چاہے có thể 也许
I etc might have known
(often used in annoyance) I etc ought to have known, thought, guessed etc that something was or would be the case I might have known you would lose the key! كان من المُحْتَمَل أن kdybych byl tušil kunne have; burde have ich, etc. hätte wissen können έπρεπε να το καταλάβω debería haber sabido oleks võinud arvata olla arvattavissa j'aurais dû me douter tudhattam volna seharusnya saya tahu ég hefði mátt vita (avrei dovuto aspettarmelo) わかっているべきだったのに ...했어야만 하는데 negi galėjau žinoti, ... varēju gan zināt, ka...; zināju jau, ka... had kunnen jeg (osv.) burde (ha) visst devia saber ar fi trebuit să ştiu Так я и знал! mohol som tušiť lahko bi si bil mislil jag borde ha förstått ...-meliydi 本應該知道 本应该知道
might2
n might [mait]
power or strength The might of the opposing army was too great for us. mag قُوَّه мощ moc, síla magt; styrke die Macht ισχύς fuerza võimsus قدرت mahti force, puissance כּוֹחַ, עוֹצמָה बल moć, sila erő, hatalom keperkasaan máttur, afl, kraftur forza, potenza 力 능력, 실력 galia, jėga spēks; varenība kekuasaan macht makt, styrke, kraft potęga força forţă, putere могущество, мощь moc, sila moč moć kraft, förmåga, makt ความแข็งแรง kuvvet, güç 力量 могутність; міць غیر معمولی قوت sức mạnh 力量
adj mighty
having great power a mighty nation. magtig قَوي، ذو قُوَّةٍ عَظيمَه могъщ mocný mægtig mächtig ισχυρός poderoso, potente, enorme vägev توانا mahtava puissant רַב עוֹצמָה बलशाली moćan, silan hatalmas perkasa voldugur, sterkur forte, potente 強力な 세력이 있는 galingas, stiprus spēcīgs; varens berkuasa machtig mektig, veldig; kraftig potężny poderoso puternic могущественный; мощный mocný mogočen moćan mäktig, väldig, kraftig, stark ทรงพลัง güçlü, kuvvetli 強大的 могутній طاقتور hùng mạnh 强大的
adv mightily
magtig بِقُوَّه мощно mocně mægtigt mächtig ισχυρά enormemente võimsalt با زور mahtavasti puissamment בְּכּוֹחַ, בְּעוֹצמָה बलपुर्वक krajnje, silno erőszakosan, hevesen; nagymértékben dengan kuat kröftuglega potentemente 強力に 강력하게 galingai, stipriai spēcīgi; vareni dengan berkuasa machtig mektig, voldsomt; kraftig potężnie poderosamente cu putere, cu forţă мощно mocne močno moćno mäktigt, kraftigt, väldigt อย่างมาก kuvvetle, kudretle 強有力地 могутньо; сильно حد درجے، عظمت سے mạnh mẽ 强有力地
n mightiness
magtigheid قُوَّه، قُدْرَه могъщество mohutnost magt die Macht ισχύς fuerza, poder vägevus توانایی voimakkuus puissance כּוֹחַ, עוֹצמָה शक्तिमता silovitost erősség, hatalmasság kekuatan máttur, styrkur potenza 強力 강력함 stiprumas spēks; varenība kekuasaan machtigheid stormektighet, voldsomhet moc poder putere мощность mohutnosť moč moćnost makt, kraft ความทรงพลัง kuvvet, kudret 強大 могутність عظمت sức mạnh; sự hùng mạnh 强大
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