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Might (noun)
Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
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Might (noun)
Physical strength or force.
“He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move.”
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Might (noun)
The ability to do something.
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Might (adjective)
Mighty; powerful.
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Might (adjective)
Possible.
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Might (verb)
Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.
“I might go to the party, but I haven’t decided yet.”
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Might (verb)
Used to indicate permission in past tense.
“He asked me if he might go to the party, but I haven’t decided yet.”
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Might (verb)
Used to indicate possibility in past tense.
“I thought that I might go the next day.”
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Might (verb)
Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.
“Hey man, you might have warned me about the thunderstorm”
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Will (verb)
To wish, desire (something). 9th-18th c.
“Do what you will.”
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Will (verb)
To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that). 9th-19th c.
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Will (verb)
To habitually do (a given action). from 9th c.
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Will (verb)
To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive). from 10th c.
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Will (verb)
Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. from 10th c.
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Will (verb)
To be able to, to have the capacity to. from 14th c.
“Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.”
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Will (verb)
To wish, desire. 9th–19th c.
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Will (verb)
To instruct (that something be done) in one’s will. from 9th c.
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Will (verb)
To try to make (something) happen by using one’s will (intention). from 10th c.
“All the fans were willing their team to win the game.”
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Will (verb)
To bequeath (something) to someone in one’s will (legal document). from 15th c.
“He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.”
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Will (noun)
One’s independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one’s choice or intention. from 9th c.
“Of course, man’s will is often regulated by his reason.”
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Will (noun)
One’s intention or decision; someone’s orders or commands. from 9th c.
“Eventually I submitted to my parents’ will.”
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Will (noun)
The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition. from 10th c.
“Most creatures have a will to live.”
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Will (noun)
A formal declaration of one’s intent concerning the disposal of one’s property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes. from 14th c.
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Will (noun)
That which is desired; one’s wish. from 10th c.
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Will (noun)
Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.) from 9th c.
“He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.”
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Might (verb)
past of may
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Might (verb)
used in reported speech, to express possibility or permission
“he said he might be late”
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Might (verb)
expressing a possibility based on an unfulfilled condition
“we might have won if we’d played better”
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Might (verb)
expressing annoyance about something that someone has not done
“you might have told me!”
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Might (verb)
expressing purpose
“he avoided social engagements so that he might work”
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Might (verb)
used tentatively to ask permission or to express a polite request
“might I just ask one question?”
“you might just call me Jane, if you don’t mind”
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Might (verb)
asking for information, especially condescendingly
“and who might you be?”
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Might (verb)
used to express possibility or make a suggestion
“this might be true”
“you might try pain relievers”
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Might (noun)
great and impressive power or strength, especially of a nation, large organization, or natural force
“a convincing display of military might”