Definitions for might

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might might

Spelling: [mahyt]

IPA: /maɪt/

Might is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 47 anagrams from letters in might (ghimt).

Definitions for might

noun

1. physical strength:
2. superior power or strength; force:
3. power or ability to do or accomplish; capacity:

Idioms

1. with might and main, with all the vigor, force, or energy at one's command:

auxiliary verb

1. simple past tense of may1 .
2. (used to express possibility):
3. (used to express advisability):
4. (used in polite requests for permission):
5. (used to express possibility):
6. (used to express opportunity or permission):
7. (used to express contingency, especially in clauses indicating condition, concession, purpose, result, etc.):
8. (used to express wish or prayer):
9. Archaic. (used to express ability or power.)

Origin of might

before 900; Middle English myghte, Old English miht, meaht; cognate with German macht, Gothic mahts; akin to may¹