might-have-been
might-have-been · might-have-beens
Someone or something whose potential greatness was not achievedSomeone or something whose potential greatness was not achieved.
US/mˈaɪtəvbˌɪn/
Meaning
1 sensesSomeone or something whose potential greatness was not achieved.
More definitions
- an event that could have occurred but never did
Forms
plural: might-have-beens| Singular | might-have-been |
|---|---|
| Plural | might-have-beens |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymscould-have-been
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.