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Definitions for might
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. might, mightiness, powernoun

    physical strength

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  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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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. Anthony Fauci:

    Even though we're pleased by the evidence from multiple countries that it looks like there is a lesser degree of severity, we've got to be careful that we don't get complacent about that because it might still lead to a lot of hospitalizations in the United States.

  2. Gary Johns:

    In the case of contagious illness, the spread of the illness to co-workers and customers or clients is an obvious concern, on the other hand, if illness is neither contagious nor debilitating, it might be self-affirming for people to go to work when not perfectly fit.

  3. Patrick Lynch:

    The apprehension was made under fluid circumstances where the subject might have fled and the officer did a professional job of bringing the individual to the ground to prevent that occurrence, it is truly unfortunate that the arrest was a result of mistaken identity by the complainant in the case and we regret any embarrassment or injury suffered by Mr. Blake as a result.

  4. Margaret Thatcher:

    I still want to play in it, maybe when I absolutely think I have no chance of playing in it my view might change but I doubt it because it just doesn't interest me.

  5. Doug Casey, Investment guru; author of "Crisis Investing":

    Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.

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