Might
[maɪt]
Definition
(imp.) of May
(-) imp. of May.
(v.) 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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Power, strength, puissance, force, main, potency, efficacy, ability, efficiency.
Typist: Thaddeus
Definition
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.
pa.t. of may.
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Examples
- As a walking companion, Emma had very early foreseen how useful she might find her. Jane Austen. Emma.
- For instance, if he took his supper after a hard day, to the Dead March in Saul, his food might be likely to sit heavy on him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- My, it might be a description of Watson! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The grate might have been the old brazier, and the glow might have been the old hollow down by the flare. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- They were scheming to outdo one another, to rob weaker contemporaries, to destroy rivals, so that they might for a brief interval swagger. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And then I asked him if I might come to see you; because I felt so much for his trouble and yours. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Might not that woman, by her labour, have made the reparation ordained by God in paying fourfold? Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- He might have seen his old acquaintance Amelia on her way from Brompton to Russell Square, had he been looking out. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- His strength returned, and a month after the visit of Thomasin he might have been seen walking about the garden. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Indisputably, Mr. Home owned manly self-control, however he might secretly feel on some matters. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In translating him into the language of modern thought, we might insensibly lose the spirit of ancient philosophy. Plato. The Republic.
- Mr Sampson murmured that this was the sort of thing you might expect from one who had ever in her own family been an example and never an outrage. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- During my journey I might dream, and with buoyant wings reach the summit of life's high edifice. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Such I was, from eight to eight and twenty; and such I might still have been but for you, dearest, loveliest Elizabeth! Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Any room in this house might suffice. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
Editor: Megan