might

Senso (Inglese)

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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Concetti

potere

forza

potenza

energia

vigore

opulenza

possa

sforzo

pass. di may

forza vitale

ricchiezza

fretta

nobiltà

regno

eccellenza

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

poder

Macht

force

puissance

Kraft

δύναμη

macht

fuerza

potentia

pouvoir

kracht

Stärke

vis vires

Einfluss

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/maɪt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: myght

Ereditato da inglese antico: miht

Affine scozzese: micht

Affine frisone settentrionale: macht

Affine frisone occidentale: macht

Affine olandese: macht

Affine tedesco: Macht

Affine svedese: makt

Affine norvegese: makt

Affine islandese: máttur

Affine gotico: 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃

Affine russo: мочь

Affine ucraino: міч

Affine bulgaro: мощ

Affine serbo-croato: moć

Affine ceco: moc

Affine polacco: moc

Ereditato da inglese antico: 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.

Frasi

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

Questo è anche quello che pensavo, ma potrebbe non essere vero.

Thought I might be hearing from you .

There might be secret messages in this text .

Potrebbero esserci messaggi segreti in questo testo.

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

Aveva scoperto dove si trovava il suo tesoro, ed era spaventato da ciò che poteva accadere.

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

Se i nostri strumenti lo avessero permesso, avremmo potuto essere in grado di vedere il problema quando.

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