Might (noun)
Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
Might (noun)
Physical strength or force.
“He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move.”
Might (noun)
The ability to do something.
Might (adjective)
Mighty; powerful.
Might (adjective)
Possible.
Might (verb)
Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.
“I might go to the party, but I haven’t decided yet.”
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.”
Might (verb)
Used to indicate possibility in past tense.
“I thought that I might go the next day.”
Might (verb)
Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.
“Hey man, you might have warned me about the thunderstorm”
Will (verb)
To wish, desire (something). 9th-18th c.
“Do what you will.”
Will (verb)
To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that). 9th-19th c.
Will (verb)
To habitually do (a given action). from 9th c.
Will (verb)
To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive). from 10th c.
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.
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.”
Will (verb)
To wish, desire. 9th–19th c.
Will (verb)
To instruct (that something be done) in one’s will. from 9th c.
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.”
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.”
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.”
Will (noun)
One’s intention or decision; someone’s orders or commands. from 9th c.
“Eventually I submitted to my parents’ will.”
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.”
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.
Will (noun)
That which is desired; one’s wish. from 10th c.
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.”
Might (verb)
past of may
Might (verb)
used in reported speech, to express possibility or permission
“he said he might be late”
Might (verb)
expressing a possibility based on an unfulfilled condition
“we might have won if we’d played better”
Might (verb)
expressing annoyance about something that someone has not done
“you might have told me!”
Might (verb)
expressing purpose
“he avoided social engagements so that he might work”
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”
Might (verb)
asking for information, especially condescendingly
“and who might you be?”
Might (verb)
used to express possibility or make a suggestion
“this might be true”
“you might try pain relievers”
Might (noun)
great and impressive power or strength, especially of a nation, large organization, or natural force
“a convincing display of military might”