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   Might

   /mīt/

   

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   • 1. past of may
   • ▪ used in reported speech, to express possibility or permission: "he said he might be late"
   • ▪ expressing a possibility based on an unfulfilled condition: "we might have won if we'd played better"
   • ▪ expressing annoyance about something that someone has not done: "you might have told me!"
   • ▪ expressing purpose: "he avoided social engagements so that he might work"
   • 2. used tentatively to ask permission or to express a polite request: "might I just ask one question?"
   • ▪ asking for information, especially condescendingly: "and who might you be?"
   • 3. used to express possibility or make a suggestion: "this might be true"

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • G

     2

   • H

     4

   • T

     1

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