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might1 [maɪt] VB

See also may , may

may2 N

may1 <might, might> [meɪ] VB aux

might2 [maɪt] N no pl

1. might (authority):

might
власть f

may1 <might, might> [meɪ] VB aux

may2 N

May [meɪ] N (month)

See also April

April [ˈeɪprəl] N

May Day N

devil-may-care [ˌdevlmeɪˈkeəɐ, Am -ˈker] ADJ

Usage examples with might

military might
вое́нная мощь f
it might be that …
возмо́жно, что …
and pigs might fly Brit
когда́ рак на горе́ сви́стнет
with all one's might
что есть мо́чи
with might and main
изо всех сил
there might be others
могу́т быть други́е
how old might she be?
ско́лько ей лет, на ваш взгляд?
might I open the window?
разреши́те [или позво́льте] мне откры́ть окно́?
what might otherwise have happened
что в проти́вном слу́чае могло́ бы произойти́
we might as well do sth
мы вполне́ мо́жем сде́лать что-ли́бо
what might have happened doesn't bear thinking
да́же не хо́чется ду́мать о том, что могло́ бы случи́ться
this might be of interest to you
э́то мо́жет заинтересова́ть вас
his stance on women's rights might be a big vote-getter
его́ пози́ция относи́тельно прав же́нщин мо́жет привле́чь мно́го голосо́в
If I don't find a job soon, I might pack up up
е́сли ско́ро не найду́ себе́ рабо́ту, я, пожа́луй, переста́ну её иска́ть

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Some manufacturers just have no respect for the other devices that might need to use your power strip.
www.lifehacker.com.au
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
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
A culture gap occurs when incompatible or opposing systems might be applied to the same situation or assumed by the parties.
en.wikipedia.org
The techniques of heraldic hatching might have even been carried forward by the guilds of engravers one after another.
en.wikipedia.org
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.
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He felt that a more feminine representation might be apt.
en.wikipedia.org
On a cloudless blue-sky day you might even think that you were on holiday!
www.derbytelegraph.co.uk
A perpetual usufruct is thus forbidden and perpetual might mean a long, but finite period, such as 99 years.
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