Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Southern US)Might be able to (used to soften "could" or make it even more conditional)

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Look as I might, nowhere could I find my lost watch.

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Origin

In many Germanic languages and dialects modals can be stacked to combine their meanings; c

In many Germanic languages and dialects modals can be stacked to combine their meanings; compare Scots micht cud.

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Forms

mights could, mighting could, mighted could, mighted could
Base formmight could · to might could
3rd person singularmights could
Present participlemighting could
Past simplemighted could
Past participlemighted could

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymight could
he, she, itmights could

Past simpleLesson

all personsmighted could

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave mighted could
he, she, ithas mighted could

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill might could

Word family

5 related words
Relatedmight canmight shoulddouble modalstacked modalmodal stacking

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
miffmightA2mightyB2mignon
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