Definitions for might
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. might, mightiness, powernoun

   physical strength

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mightthe preterite of may.

   Matters of such consequence should be in plain words, as little liable as might be to doubt. John Locke.

2. Mote

   Obsolete.

   Most ugly shapes,
   Such as dame Nature self mote fear to see,
   Or shame, that ever should so foul defects
   From her most cunning hand escaped be. Fairy Queen.

3. Mightnoun

   Power; strength; force.

   Etymology: might , Saxon.

   What so strong,
   But wanting rest, will also want of might. Edmund Spenser.

   Quoth she, great grief will not be told,
   And can more easily be thought than said;
   Right so, quoth he, but he that never would,
   Could never; will to might gives greatest aid. Fa. Qu.

   An oath of mickle might. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   Wherefore should not strength and might
   There fail, where virtue fails. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vi.

   With might and main they chac’d the murd’rous fox,
   With brazen trumpets and inflated box. Dryden.

   This privilege the clergy in England formerly contended for with all might and main. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. might

   Might, as a verb, generally refers to the possibility or likelihood of something happening or being the case. It suggests a potential action, ability, or outcome that is uncertain or conditional. As a noun, might can refer to power, strength, or authority.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 7 votes

1. Might

   of May

2. Might

   imp. of May

3. Might

   force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity

4. Etymology: [AS. meahte, mihte.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Might

   mīt, pa.t. of may.

2. Might

   mīt, n. power: ability: strength: energy or intensity of purpose or feeling.—adj. Might′ful (Shak.), mighty: powerful.—adv. Might′ily.—n. Might′iness, state of being mighty: power: greatness: great amount: a title of dignity: excellency.—adj. Might′y, having greater power: strong: valiant: very great: important: exhibiting might: wonderful.—Might and main, utmost strength. [A.S. meaht, miht; Ger. macht; cf. May.]

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Might

   May vs. Might -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words May and Might.

2. Might

   May vs Might -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words May and Might.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MIGHT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Might is ranked #79338 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Might surname appeared 240 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Might.
   
   91.2% or 219 total occurrences were White.
   4.1% or 10 total occurrences were Black.
   3.3% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'might' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #139

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'might' in Written Corpus Frequency: #159

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'might' in Verbs Frequency: #34

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How to pronounce might?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say might in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of might in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of might in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of might in a Sentence

1. Jed Kolko:

   We might not see much of an effect on job growth because we have seen similar job growth since May in both types of states.

2. Maxim Behar:

   My global PR revolution thesis will certainly not go down without criticism. The most severe criticism should be expected from the people who don`t know the PR industry. They might say, Revolution? What revolution? Facebook is just out there anyway!

3. Laura Ingraham:

   Now what does this mean ? This returns the abortion issue to the states, which pre-Roe is where it always was, so in other words, some states will allow abortion liberally, some states might ban it, some will find what they believe is a middle ground.

4. Jerome Mouton:

   Someone arriving with a syringe in their hand might be taken as confirmation of all the rumors going around. It's going to be very complicated.

5. Michael Steinbach:

   We've seen lots of places, online media, forums, social media, where there have been calls to conducting lone wolf attacks in your home country through a variety of means, not necessarily a sophisticated technique, but use what you have, use the tools you have and conduct an attack, they are using it successfully, I might add, to spot, assess, identify, target folks outside of war zones.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=might
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=might
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/might
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=might
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=might