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I . might1 [maɪt] VB

might pt of may

II . might1 [maɪt] VB aux

3. might esp Brit form (polite form of may):

might I ...?
might I ask a question?
how might I help you?
and who might you be?

See also may , may

may2 [meɪ] N no pl

might2 [maɪt] N no pl

1. might (authority):

might
Macht f

2. might (strength):

might
Kraft f
might MIL
with might and main
with all one's might

Phrases:

might is right saying

ˈmight-have-beens N

might-have-beens pl inf:

may1 <3rd pers sing may, might, might> [meɪ] VB aux

4. may (expressing hope):

may

may2 [meɪ] N no pl

May [meɪ] N

2. May poet, liter (prime):

Phrases:

cast not a cloud till May be out Brit prov

See also February

II . Feb·ru·ary [ˈfebruəri, -juəri, Am -ru:eri] N modifier

ˈMay bush N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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For example, human organs might be privatized (owned by their bearer) but very rarely would they be considered alienable.
en.wikipedia.org
He suggested that the document might have been misdated at some later time, and the two agreed to tear off the date.
en.wikipedia.org
Some manufacturers just have no respect for the other devices that might need to use your power strip.
www.lifehacker.com.au
Insofar as the new abstract painters employ old tropes and methods with a certain insouciant abandon, one might call them the new casualists.
www.brooklynrail.org
A perpetual usufruct is thus forbidden and perpetual might mean a long, but finite period, such as 99 years.
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Various other examples of signal conditioning might be bridge completion, providing current or voltage excitation to the sensor, isolation, linearization.
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The techniques of heraldic hatching might have even been carried forward by the guilds of engravers one after another.
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It might be slightly slower-paced than its horseback equivalent, but there's nothing sedate about these polo pachyderms.
www.news24.com
Any new source of supply might also reduce speculators buying in the hope of making a quick profit.
theconversation.com
His very same meanderings might still be news if they were shouted from a rooftop.
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