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might

/maɪt/
/maɪt/
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Other forms: mights

Might is physical strength or power. If you try with all your might to climb a difficult rock wall, it means that you try as hard as you can to get to the top.

The noun might means a person's power or strength, like the might it takes to get a stuck lid off a jar of salsa, or the impressive power of a group, like a country's military might. Might is also a verb used to express possibility, like when you might go for a walk if it doesn't rain.

Definitions of might
  1. noun
    physical strength
    synonyms: mightiness, power
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    type of:
    strength
    the property of being physically or mentally strong
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