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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The power, force, or influence held by a person or group.
  2. n. Physical strength.
  3. n. Strength or ability to do something. See Synonyms at strength. See Regional Note at powerful.
  4. v. Used to indicate a condition or state contrary to fact: She might help if she knew the truth.
  5. v. Used to indicate a possibility or probability that is weaker than may: We might discover a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
  6. v. Used to express possibility or probability or permission in the past: She told him yesterday he might not go on the trip.
  7. v. Used to express a higher degree of deference or politeness than may, ought, or should: Might I express my opinion?

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The quality of being able; ability to do or act; power; active personal force or strength, physical or mental: as, a man of might; the might of intellect.
  2. n. Power of control or compulsion; ability to wield or direct force; commanding strength: as, the might of empire.
  3. n. Physical force; material energy.
  4. n. Preterit of may.

Wiktionary

  1. n. uncountable Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
  2. n. uncountable Physical strength.
  3. n. uncountable The ability to do something.
  4. adj. obsolete Mighty; powerful; possible.
  5. v. auxiliary Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.
  6. v. auxiliary Simple past of may. Used to indicate permission in past tense.
  7. v. auxiliary Simple past of may. Used to indicate possibility in past tense.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. imp. of may.
  2. n. 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.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. physical strength

Etymologies

  1. From Old English meahte, from magan, whence English may. (Wiktionary)
  2. Middle English, from Old English meaht, miht; see magh- in Indo-European roots.Middle English, from Old English meahte, mihte, first and third person sing. past tense of magan, to be able; see may1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “I kind of agree with this, except dogs might *might* be an exception.”

    You think because a chimpanzee knows you, he doesn't hate you?

  • “I might - *might* - consider not buying the manga I'd never heard of before but looks oh-so interesting if I knew any of these were coming out that week:”

    Manga Before Flowers – Procrastination Poll! | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources

  • “I wrote about what might–and I emphasize the word *might*–be an indication that some small steps have actually been taken in my Blog-Against-Sexism-Day post.”

    Anti-rape ads aimed at men

  • “For instance, I can think of one way the Republicans might, just *might*, retain control of both houses: if they impeach and convict Bush and Cheney themselves, before the next election.”

    Firedoglake » Carpe Diem

  • “Arizona because it suddenly occurred to me that the police might -- just * might* -- come and take away my computer.”

    The Hacker Crackdown

  • “It might rain tomorrow, and 'sides, it _might_ take us more'n”

    At the Little Brown House

  • “If a woman might not do this, what, in heaven's name, _might_ she do?”

    The Daughters of Danaus

  • “All at once the thought struck him that he himself might be the person accused, and the bare idea that such _might_ be the case sent the blood to his heart and a cold shudder through his frame.”

    Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival

  • “It might go wrong with you -- only _might_ -- but I want, I must have, your consent.”

    A Son of the Hills

  • “With reasonable care the thing might be done almost with impunity -- though there was never wanting, of course, the not entirely unpleasurable excitement of knowing that you were breaking the law, that somebody _might_ have turned informer, and that at any moment a raid might be made.”

    Stories of the Border Marches

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