Definition of MIGHT

might

Meanings

Plural: mights

Noun

  • physical strength
  • Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.
  • Physical strength or force.
  • The ability to do something.

Adj

  • Mighty; powerful.
  • Possible.

Verb

  • simple past of may
  • simple past of may
  • Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.
  • Used to indicate conditional or possible actions; would perhaps/maybe.
  • Used concessively to admit something before making a more accurate or important statement; although
  • Used in polite requests for permission.
  • Used to express certainty.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English myght, might (also maught, macht, maht), from Old English miht, mieht, meaht, mæht (“might, bodily strength, power, authority, ability, virtue, mighty work, miracle, angel”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahti, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, *mahtuz (“might, power”), from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis, *megʰ- (“to allow, be able, help”), corresponding to Germanic *maganą + *-þiz. Equivalent to may + -th.
Cognate with Scots micht, maucht (“might”), North Frisian macht (“might, ability”), West Frisian macht (“might, ability”), Dutch macht (“might, power”), German Macht (“power, might”), Swedish makt (“might”), Norwegian makt (“power”), Icelandic máttur (“might”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts), and further to Russian мочь (močʹ, “power, might”) and мощь (moščʹ, “force, strength”), Ukrainian міч (mič) and міць (micʹ, “power”), Bulgarian мощ (mošt, “power, might”), Serbo-Croatian moć (“power”), Czech moc (“power”), Polish moc (“power”). See more at may.

Scrabble Score: 11

might is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
might is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
might is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

might is a valid Words With Friends word