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# might

«might» in Mova's school dictionary: **possible but not sure: "It might rain."** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

modal verb (might — like may, no -s form); noun (might — power, strength)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Used to say something is possible but not sure: "It might rain." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/#m1)

2) Past of "may" in reported speech: "She said she might come." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/#m2)

3) Used for polite suggestions or requests: "You might try again." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/#m3)

4) As a noun, great power or strength: "with all his might". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, probability words: "might" means possible, not certain (between impossible and certain). In safety: think about what might happen before you act. In stories, "with all his might" shows great effort. Phrases: might as well, might have, with all your might.

### examples

- It might rain later, so take a coat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/#x1)
- I might go to the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/#x2)
- You might be right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/#x3)
- The ice might be thin, so stay off it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/#x4)
- We might as well walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/#x5)
- He pulled with all his might. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/#x6)
- She might have forgotten. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/#x7)
- A coin might land on heads. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/#x8)

### note

"Might" never takes -s and is followed by a plain verb: "she might go". "Might" sounds like "mite" (a tiny bug). In probability, "might" = possible, chance between 0 and 1.

### In the corpora

- [An estate agent helps sell houses, and viewings are when people who might buy come to look round.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/9/)
- [Scary music is used to build suspense: it tells you something might happen before anything does.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/14/)
- [Anyone can watch it, but there might be a bit that scares little ones, so a grown-up should decide.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist/6/)
- [Some apps use what people type to train and improve their AI, so type as if someone else might read it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/13-strangers-hooks-and-too-perfect-messages/13/)
- [Some people now suspect any good art might be AI; keeping sketches shows how a picture was made.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/21-news-deepfakes-history/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «might» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/might/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.