MIGHT

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might¹ past şi condiţional prezent de la may².

might² substantiv

1. putere, tărie, vigoare, energie, forţă;

a man of might un om puternic; un om cu greutate/ influent;

with all might, with might and main a) din toate puterile sale, din răsputeri; b) cu de-a sila;

might against right dreptul celui mai tare.

2. (dial.) mulţime, grămadă.

She could soon sit upright on the sofa, and began to hope she might be able to leave it by dinner-time.

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

Who might have done that, I wonder?

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

“It might have been worse,” he smiled.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

It was not to be had directly; but perhaps, he thought, it might be fished for.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

Upon my soul, you might shake it to pieces yourself with a touch.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

A child's bladder might be too small.

(Bedwetting, NIH)

There are many situations in which you might bleed.

(Bleeding, NIH)

“Wonderful! You might have been there!”

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You might not know you have it until you break a bone.

(Osteoporosis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

In some cases, a virus might be responsible.

(Paget's Disease of Bone, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)