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might
verb
might
noun

might1 [maɪt] VB

See also may , may

may2 N

may1 <might, might> [meɪ] VB aux

might2 [maɪt] N no pl

1. might (authority):

might
власть f

Usage examples with might

military might
вое́нная мощь f
it might be that …
возмо́жно, что …
and pigs might fly Brit
когда́ рак на горе́ сви́стнет
with all one's might
что есть мо́чи
with might and main
изо всех сил
there might be others
могу́т быть други́е
how old might she be?
ско́лько ей лет, на ваш взгляд?
might I open the window?
разреши́те [или позво́льте] мне откры́ть окно́?
what might otherwise have happened
что в проти́вном слу́чае могло́ бы произойти́
we might as well do sth
мы вполне́ мо́жем сде́лать что-ли́бо
what might have happened doesn't bear thinking
да́же не хо́чется ду́мать о том, что могло́ бы случи́ться
this might be of interest to you
э́то мо́жет заинтересова́ть вас
his stance on women's rights might be a big vote-getter
его́ пози́ция относи́тельно прав же́нщин мо́жет привле́чь мно́го голосо́в
If I don't find a job soon, I might pack up up
е́сли ско́ро не найду́ себе́ рабо́ту, я, пожа́луй, переста́ну её иска́ть

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English
Some manufacturers just have no respect for the other devices that might need to use your power strip.
www.lifehacker.com.au
The variable costs for this project might include data centre power usage, etc.
en.wikipedia.org
Such behavior might be excusable for an individual in a hurry, but it's no way to run a culture.
www.latimes.com
He suggested that the document might have been misdated at some later time, and the two agreed to tear off the date.
en.wikipedia.org
It might be slightly slower-paced than its horseback equivalent, but there's nothing sedate about these polo pachyderms.
www.news24.com
His very same meanderings might still be news if they were shouted from a rooftop.
www.cbc.ca
Women past puberty wore a small skirt of cotton, and the men might wear a loincloth made of plaited leaves or cotton.
en.wikipedia.org
A culture gap occurs when incompatible or opposing systems might be applied to the same situation or assumed by the parties.
en.wikipedia.org
A perpetual usufruct is thus forbidden and perpetual might mean a long, but finite period, such as 99 years.
en.wikipedia.org
Insofar as the new abstract painters employ old tropes and methods with a certain insouciant abandon, one might call them the new casualists.
www.brooklynrail.org

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