might

«might» in Mova's school dictionary: possible but not sure: "It might rain." — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

modal verb (might — like may, no -s form); noun (might — power, strength)

meaning for a pupil

1) Used to say something is possible but not sure: "It might rain." tree →

2) Past of "may" in reported speech: "She said she might come." tree →

3) Used for polite suggestions or requests: "You might try again." tree →

4) As a noun, great power or strength: "with all his might". tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, probability words: "might" means possible, not certain (between impossible and certain). In safety: think about what might happen before you act. In stories, "with all his might" shows great effort. Phrases: might as well, might have, with all your might.

examples

• It might rain later, so take a coat. tree →
• I might go to the park. tree →
• You might be right. tree →
• The ice might be thin, so stay off it. tree →
• We might as well walk. tree →
• He pulled with all his might. tree →
• She might have forgotten. tree →
• A coin might land on heads. tree →

note

"Might" never takes -s and is followed by a plain verb: "she might go". "Might" sounds like "mite" (a tiny bug). In probability, "might" = possible, chance between 0 and 1.

In the corpora

• An estate agent helps sell houses, and viewings are when people who might buy come to look round.
• Scary music is used to build suspense: it tells you something might happen before anything does.
• Anyone can watch it, but there might be a bit that scares little ones, so a grown-up should decide.
• Some apps use what people type to train and improve their AI, so type as if someone else might read it.
• Some people now suspect any good art might be AI; keeping sketches shows how a picture was made.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «might» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.