might

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.
2. (uncountable) Physical strength or force.
3. (uncountable) The ability to do something.

Adj

1. (obsolete) Mighty; powerful.
2. (obsolete) Possible.

Verb

1. (auxiliary, form-of, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, past) simple past of may
2. (auxiliary, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) simple past of may
3. (auxiliary, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions; would perhaps/maybe.
4. (auxiliary, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used concessively to admit something before making a more accurate or important statement; although
5. (auxiliary, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used in polite requests for permission.
6. (UK, auxiliary, no-past-participle, no-present-participle) Used to express certainty.

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Sinonieme

power

strength

force

energy

may

authority

vigour

potency

influence

could

perhaps

would

vigor

hypothetical

possibly

may be

mightiness

should

maybe

stamina

greatness

robustness

physical strength

capability

sturdiness

can

course

potential

probably

prowess

puissance

capacity

if

shall

spring

ability

effort

bound

valour

will

momentum

brawn

control

toughness

vigorousness

vim

virtue

wealth

will do

spicery

Vertalings

poder

potere

Macht

force

forza

puissance

Kraft

potenza

fuerza

macht

δύναμη

pouvoir

potentia

Stärke

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/maɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: myght

Geërf van Old English: miht

Verwante met Skots: micht

Verwante met Noord-Fries: macht

Verwante met Fries: macht

Verwante met Nederlands: macht

Verwante met Duits: Macht

Verwante met Sweeds: makt

Verwante met Noors: makt

Verwante met Yslands: máttur

Verwante met Goties: 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃

Verwante met Russies: мочь

Verwante met Oekraïens: міч

Verwante met Bulgaars: мощ

Verwante met Serwo-Kroaties: moć

Verwante met Tsjeggies: moc

Verwante met Pools: moc

Geërf van Old English: meahte

In summary

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.

Sinne

That is what I thought as well , but it might not be true .

Thought I might be hearing from you .

There might be secret messages in this text .

He had found where his treasure was , and was frightened at what might happen .

Had our instruments permitted it , we might have been able to see the trouble way back when .

Barthou might have survived , but did not , apparently because of inadequate medical attention .