mote
May or mightMay or might.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
3 senses(archaic, no present participle)May or might.
(no present participle, obsolete)Must.
(archaic, no present participle)Forming subjunctive expressions of wish: may.
Origin
From Middle English moten, from Old English mōtan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opFrom Middle English moten, from Old English mōtan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, may, must”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną (“to be able to, have to, be delegated”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to acquire, possess, be in charge of”). Cognate with Dutch moeten (“to have to, must”), German müssen (“to have to, must”), Ancient Greek μέδω (médō, “to prevail, dominate, rule over”). Related to empty.
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Forms
mote, moting, must, mustTenses
mote · must · will mote · have mustLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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