Associations to the word «Might»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
MIGHT, noun. (uncountable) Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
MIGHT, noun. (uncountable) Physical strength.
MIGHT, noun. (uncountable) The ability to do something.
MIGHT, adjective. (obsolete) (chiefly before 1900) Mighty; powerful; possible.
MIGHT, verb. (auxiliary) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.
MIGHT, verb. (auxiliary) simple past tense of may Used to indicate permission in past tense.
MIGHT, verb. (auxiliary) simple past tense of may Used to indicate possibility in past tense.
MIGHT AND MAIN, adverb. (manner) With all one's strength; as hard as one can.
MIGHT AND MAIN, noun. All one's strength.
MIGHT CAN, verb. (double modal / stacked modal, used in some dialects) (chiefly Southern US) might be able to; be potentially able to
MIGHT COULD, verb. (double modal / stacked modal, used in some dialects) (chiefly Southern US) would perhaps be able to (used to soften "could" or make it even more conditional)
MIGHT SHOULD, verb. (double modal / stacked modal, used in some dialects) (chiefly Southern US) should perhaps (used to soften "should" and make it less of a command)
Dictionary definition
MIGHT, noun. Physical strength.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.