might
noun/maɪt/
/maɪt/
[uncountable] (formal or literary)Verb Forms
Idioms | might not | |
| mightn't | /ˈmaɪtnt/ /ˈmaɪtnt/ |
- great strength, energy or power
- America’s military might
- I pushed the rock with all my might.
Word Originnoun Old English miht, mieht, of Germanic origin; related to the verb may.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See might in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarymight is right
- (saying) 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’.
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