might

/maɪt/

Etymology

From Middle English maught, might, miȝt, myght, from Old English maht, meaht, meht, mieht, miht, mæht (“ability, power; strength; virtue”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahti, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz (“ability, power; force, strength”), from Proto-Indo-European *(me)mógʰe (“to be able to, to have power”), from *megʰ- (“to be able”), corresponding to Germanic *maganą (“to be able, may”) + *-þiz. Equivalent to may + -th. Cognates Cognate with Scots micht (“might”), Yola mought (“might”), Dutch macht (“might, power”), German Macht (“might, power”), Luxembourgish Muecht (“authority, might, power”), Yiddish מאַכט (makht, “might, power”), Faroese and Icelandic máttur (“might, strength”), Danish magt (“power; force”), Norwegian Bokmål makt (“power”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish makt (“power; f

might means mighty; powerful. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.

adj

Mighty; powerful.
Possible.

noun

Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.“[…]ſtrengthed with all myght, thꝛough his gloꝛious power, unto all pacience and long ſufferyng with ioifulneſſe[…]”
Physical strength or force.“He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move.”
The ability to do something.

verb

simple past of may; Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.“You might have warned me about the thunderstorm.”
Used to indicate conditional or possible actions; would perhaps/maybe.“Well, I might go to a party, but I haven't decided yet.”
Used concessively to admit something before making a more accurate or important statement; although“I might be in a wheelchair, but I still want to be treated as a lady.”
Used in polite requests for permission.“"Might I take the last biscuit? I wonder if I might have a little more coffee too." "Yes you may, help yourself.".”
Used to express certainty.“Yeah, I think we might need something a bit sturdier.”