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Definition of
might noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
might
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
maɪt
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
formal
or
)
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(
literary
)
great strength, energy, or power
America's military might
I pushed the rock
with all my might
.
Idioms
might is/makes right
(
saying
)
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having the power to do something gives you the right to do it
Their foreign policy is based on the principle that “might is right.”
See
might
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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might
modal verb
might-have-been
noun
anything can/might happen
could/might just as well…
well
adverb
may/might (just) as well do something
if wishes were horses, beggars would/might ride
somebody could/might be forgiven for doing something
Idioms
anything can/might happen
could/might just as well…
may/might (just) as well do something
if wishes were horses, beggars would/might ride
somebody could/might be forgiven for doing something
Nearby words
miffed
adjective
might
modal verb
might
noun
might-have-been
noun
mightily
adverb