might
used to say something is possible but not certain
How often you will meet it
Rank 119 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 209,810 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.100% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
modal verb
- used to say something is possible but not certain
might in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It might contain so many different things--even a kit of unholy tools, jimmies and things!
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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The men might chop through to 9 and reach the other shaft and be saved.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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But the world might guess it, and I will not bare my soul to their shallow prying eyes.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Full glad would I be, Might I kneel on my knee, Some word to say to that Child.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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It was, indeed, a morning that might have made anyone happy, even with no Golden River to seek for.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1