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I . might1 [maɪt] VB

might pt of may

II . might1 [maɪt] VB aux

1. might (expressing possibility):

might
być może
she might be his secretary
być może jest jego sekretarką
they might have been busy
możliwe, że byli zajęci

3. might form (polite form):

might I say [or add] that...
chciałbym powiedzieć, że...
might I come in? Brit
czy mógłbym wejść?

See also may

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

1. may form (be allowed):

may
móc
may I go now?
czy mogę już iść?
may I ask you a question?
czy mogę cię o coś spytać?

might2 [maɪt] N no pl

might
potęga f
might
moc f
with all one's might
z całych sił

May [meɪ] N

May
maj m

See also April

I . April [ˈeɪprəl] N

II . April [ˈeɪprəl] ADJ

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

1. may form (be allowed):

may
móc
may I go now?
czy mogę już iść?
may I ask you a question?
czy mogę cię o coś spytać?

Erskine May N LAW

May Day N

May Day
1 Maja m

devil-may-care ADJ

Usage examples with might

it might pay sb
to się może komuś opłacić
might I come in? Brit
czy mógłbym wejść?
with all one's might
z całych sił
it may [or might] rain
może padać
she might be his secretary
być może jest jego sekretarką
they might have been busy
możliwe, że byli zajęci
might I say [or add] that...
chciałbym powiedzieć, że...
she might well be right
prawdopodobnie ma rację
we might go to the cinema
moglibyśmy pójść do kina
try as I might, I couldn't...
starałem się jak mogłem, ale nie udało mi się...
he left, as well he might
wyjechał — i nic dziwnego
you might try to talk to him
może spróbowałbyś z nim porozmawiać
you might be lucky if you come
jeśli przyjdziesz, może kogoś poznasz
she might at least have talked to me
mogła przynajmniej ze mną porozmawiać
a word of apology might not go amiss
nie zaszkodziłyby przeprosiny
it might be as well to ask first
dobrze byłoby najpierw zapytać
you might [just] as well have paid yourself
równie dobrze mogłeś zapłacić sam

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It might be slightly slower-paced than its horseback equivalent, but there's nothing sedate about these polo pachyderms.
www.news24.com
Various other examples of signal conditioning might be bridge completion, providing current or voltage excitation to the sensor, isolation, linearization.
en.wikipedia.org
Yet without that blue checkmark, many still-valid accounts of high-profile and high-follower accounts are left looking like they might be fake.
www.theatlantic.com
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
Its more polite variant: "yoroshiku tanomimasu" might be used towards less familiar people or to superiors.
en.wikipedia.org
Even so, the wages they earn in the wealthier country might seem attractive compared to those in the origin country.
theconversation.com
The medical evidence stated that there was a deep cut over the right eye such as might be produced by falling on a broken bottle.
en.wikipedia.org
Such behavior might be excusable for an individual in a hurry, but it's no way to run a culture.
www.latimes.com
His very same meanderings might still be news if they were shouted from a rooftop.
www.cbc.ca
For example, human organs might be privatized (owned by their bearer) but very rarely would they be considered alienable.
en.wikipedia.org

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