might

Oznaczający (Angielski)

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.

may

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Koncepcje

siła

potęga

moc

zdolność

móc

można by

Synonimy

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

Tłumaczenia

poder

Macht

potere

force

forza

Kraft

puissance

potenza

fuerza

δύναμη

macht

pouvoir

potentia

Stärke

Einfluss

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/maɪt/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: myght

Dziedziczone z staroangielski: miht

Pokrewny z scots: micht

Pokrewny z północnofryzyjski: macht

Pokrewny z zachodniofryzyjski: macht

Pokrewny z niderlandzki: macht

Pokrewny z niemiecki: Macht

Pokrewny z szwedzki: makt

Pokrewny z norweski: makt

Pokrewny z islandzki: máttur

Pokrewny z gocki: 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃

Pokrewny z rosyjski: мочь

Pokrewny z ukraiński: міч

Pokrewny z bułgarski: мощ

Pokrewny z serbsko-chorwacki: moć

Pokrewny z czeski: moc

Pokrewny z polski: moc

Dziedziczone z staroangielski: 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.

Zdania

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 .