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Etymology 1
OE. term|miht

Noun
en-noun|-

1. uncountable power|Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
2. uncountable physical|Physical strength.

#: He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move.

1. uncountable The ability to do something.

Translations
trans-top|personal power
Czech: moc f
Finnish: mahti, voima
German: Macht f
trans-mid
Polish: pot�ga f, moc f
Russian мо�� мог��е��во
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trans-top|physical strength
Czech: síla f
Finnish: voima
German: Kraft f
trans-mid
Polish: si�a f
Russian �ила
trans-bottom

trans-top|ability
Czech: zdatnost f
Finnish: kyky, voima
trans-mid
Polish: zdolno�� f
Russian возможно���
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
ttbc|Spanish: poder, fuerza

Etymology 2
OE. term|meahte

Verb
might

1. auxiliary simple past of|may
2. auxiliary Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.

#: I might go to the party, but I haven't decided yet.

Conjugation
archaic second-person singular simple present - mightest
archaic third-person singular simple present - mighteth

Translations
trans-top|indicator of conditional or possible actions
Finnish: saattaa in conditional mood
trans-mid
Portuguese: pode ser que, talvez
Scots: micht
Spanish: puede que
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See also
could

Category:200 English basic words
Category:English irregular simple past forms
Category:English words with multiple etymologies

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