Definition of MIGHT

might

Plural: mights

Noun

  • Great power, strength, or influence.
  • physical strength
  • Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.
  • Physical strength or force.
  • The ability to do something.

Adj

  • Mighty; powerful.
  • Possible.

Verb

  • simple past of may
  • simple past of may
  • Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.
  • Used to indicate conditional or possible actions; would perhaps/maybe.
  • Used concessively to admit something before making a more accurate or important statement; although
  • Used in polite requests for permission.
  • Used to express certainty.

Examples

  • "Might I take the last biscuit? I wonder if I might have a little more coffee too" "Yes you may, help yourself.".
  • He asked me if he might go to the party, but I haven't decided yet.
  • He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move.
  • I might be in a wheelchair, but I still want to be treated as a lady.
  • I thought that I might go the next day.
  • In those days, a Briton might be hanged for stealing an egg
  • Let's finish this task so that we might go home asap.
  • Might you go out tonight? -Well, I might go to a party, but I haven't decided yet.
  • With all his might, he tried to recall a seven-letter word using his remaining tiles.
  • Yeah, I think we might need something a bit sturdier.
  • You might have warned me about the thunderstorm.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English myght, might (also maught, macht, maht), from Old English miht, mieht, meaht, mæht (“might, bodily strength, power, authority, ability, virtue, mighty work, miracle, angel”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahti, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, *mahtuz (“might, power”), from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis, *megʰ- (“to allow, be able, help”), corresponding to Germanic *maganą + *-þiz. Equivalent to may + -th.
Cognate with Scots micht, maucht (“might”), North Frisian macht (“might, ability”), West Frisian macht (“might, ability”), Dutch macht (“might, power”), German Macht (“power, might”), Swedish makt (“might”), Norwegian makt (“power”), Icelandic máttur (“might”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts), and further to Russian мочь (močʹ, “power, might”) and мощь (moščʹ, “force, strength”), Ukrainian міч (mič) and міць (micʹ, “power”), Bulgarian мощ (mošt, “power, might”), Serbo-Croatian moć (“power”), Czech moc (“power”), Polish moc (“power”). See more at may.

Scrabble Score: 11

might: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
might: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
might: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

might: valid Words With Friends Word