MAY/MIGHT/COULD

Meaning of MAY/MIGHT/COULD in English

See ↑ MAYBE 1

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COULD — see: can Etymology: Middle English couthe, coude, from Old English cūthe; akin to Old High German konda ~ Date: 13th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Fifth of May May beetle Lessing Doris May Doris May Tayler May Day May …
Английский словарь Британика
MIGHT — I. ˈmīt, usu -īd.+V ( archaic second singular might·est -īd.ə̇st ; or mightst -ītst) Etymology: Middle English mighte, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAY — I. (|)mā, _mə̇ verb ( past might (|)mīt, usu -īd.+V ; or chiefly dialect mought or mout or mowt (|)mau̇]t, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COULD — or archaic 2d sing couldst Etymology: alteration (influenced by should and would ) of Middle English coude, couthe, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COULD — (imp.) Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or …
Английский словарь Webster
COULD — (imp.) of Can
Английский словарь Webster
MIGHT — might 1 /muyt/ , auxiliary v. 1. pt. of may 1 . 2. (used to express possibility): They might be …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAY — may 1 /may/ , auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. may , 2nd may or ( Archaic ) mayest or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COULD — /kood/ ; unstressed /keuhd/ , v. 1. a pt. of can 1 . auxiliary verb. 2. (used to express possibility): …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIGHT — I. ˈmīt verbal auxiliary, past of may Etymology: Middle English, from Old English meahte, mihte; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAY — I. ˈmā verbal auxiliary ( past might ˈmīt ; present singular & plural may ) Etymology: Middle English (1st & …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COULD — verbal auxiliary, past of can Etymology: Middle English couthe, coude, from Old English cūthe; akin to Old High German konda …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MIGHT — imp. of may. 2. might ·impf of may. 3. might ·v force or power of any kind, whether of body …
Webster English vocab
COULD — impf of can. 2. could ·impf was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. used as an auxiliary, …
Webster English vocab
MIGHT — [might] [ME, fr. OE meahte, mihte; akin to OHG mahta, mohta could] past of may (bef. 12c)--used in auxiliary function …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COULD — [could] [ME couthe, coude, fr. OE cuthe; akin to OHG konda could] past of can--used in auxiliary function in the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MIGHT — might BrE AmE maɪt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COULD — could strong form BrE AmE kʊd , occasional weak form kəd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MIGHT — / maɪt; NAmE / modal verb , noun ■ modal verb ( negative might not , short form mightn't / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAY — / meɪ; NAmE / modal verb , noun ■ modal verb ( negative may not , rare short form pt …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COULD — / kəd; NAmE ; strong form kʊd/ modal verb ( negative could not , short form couldn't / ˈkʊdnt; NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIGHT — I. might 1 S1 W1 /maɪt/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form mightn’t ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAY — I. may 1 S1 W1 /meɪ/ BrE AmE modal verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: mæg ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAY — May BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: mai , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COULD — could S1 W1 /kəd; strong kʊd/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form couldn’t ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MIGHT — n. 1 great bodily or mental strength. 2 power to enforce one's will (usu. in contrast with right). øwith all …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIGHT — past of MAY, used esp.: 1 in reported speech, expressing possibility (said he might come) or permission (asked if I …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAY — n. 1 the fifth month of the year. 2 (may) the hawthorn or its blossom. 3 poet. bloom, prime. ømay-apple …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAY — v.aux. (3rd sing. present may; past might) 1 (often foll. by well for emphasis) expressing possibility (it may be true; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIGHT — n. 1 great bodily or mental strength. 2 power to enforce one's will (usu. in contrast with right). with all …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MIGHT — past of MAY, used esp.: 1 in reported speech, expressing possibility (said he might come) or permission (asked if I …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAY — v.aux. (3rd sing. present may; past might) 1 (often foll. by well for emphasis) expressing possibility (it may be true; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAY — n. 1 the fifth month of the year. 2 (may) the hawthorn or its blossom. 3 poet. bloom, prime. may-apple …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MIGHT — 1. past of MAY, used esp.: 1. in reported speech, expressing possibility (said he might come) or permission (asked if …
Oxford English vocab
MAY — v.aux. (3rd sing. present may; past might) 1. (often foll. by well for emphasis) expressing possibility (it may be true; …
Oxford English vocab
MAY — n.1 the fifth month of the year. 2 (may) the hawthorn or its blossom. 3 poet. bloom, prime. Phrases and …
Oxford English vocab
MIGHT — I. MODAL USES /maɪt/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Might' is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'May' is a modal verb. It …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COULD — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Could' is a modal verb. It …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIGHT — I. MODAL USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Might' is a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COULD — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Could' is a modal verb. It …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MIGHT — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I might add (= used to comment on what you have just said …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MAY — modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES can/may I suggest (= used to politely suggest a different idea ) ▪ May …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MAY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE early ▪ There was a trial in early May this year, to determine whether …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COULD — modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as far as the eye could see (= all the distance you could see …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MIGHT — (INTRODUCE) [auxiliary verb] [+ infinitive without to] he/she/it might - may (INTRODUCE)Leeds might be an excellent team, but today they …
Cambridge English vocab
COULD — (SUGGEST) [auxiliary verb] [+ infinitive without to] - used for making a suggestionYou could always try painting the wall a …
Cambridge English vocab
MAY — (MONTH) [noun] - the fifth month of the year, after April and before June30(th) May/May 30(th) [U]My mother's birthday is …
Cambridge English vocab
MIGHT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MIGHT — See: WITH MIGHT AND MAIN.
Slang English vocab
MIGHT — • ↑ may/might/could
Longman Activator English vocab
COULD — • ↑ may/might/could
Longman Activator English vocab
MIGHT — n. 25B6; noun STRENGTH, force, power, vigour, energy, brawn, powerfulness, forcefulness. 25A0; with might and main WITH ALL ONE'S STRENGTH, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MIGHT — n. 1 strength, power, energy, force, muscle, potency, Literary puissance I hit my attacker with all my might Might doesn't …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MIGHT — See: WITH MIGHT AND MAIN.
Словарь английских идиом
COULD — modal verb 1 BAD : As I've already mentioned, I could learn a great deal during the two years I …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
MIGHT — сущ. 1) могущество; власть, мощь, сила Syn : power, strength 2) энергия; мощность, сила with might and main ≈ изо …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAY — I гл. 1) выражает разрешение, преим. в официальном стиле May I see the chief now? - Yes, you may. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COULD — прош. вр. от can I 1) выражает вежливую просьбу что-л. сделать Could you be so kind as to tell me …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MIGHT — might.ogg _I maıt n 1. могущество, мощь the whole might of our country - вся мощь нашей страны 2. энергия, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MAY — _I meı n 1. май in (the month of) May - в мае on the tenth of May - десятого …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COULD — could.ogg kʋd (полная форма); kəd (редуцированная форма) 1. past от can 2. с простым инфинитивом обыкн. в условных предложениях выражает …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MIGHT — мочь вероятно могущество; мощь; энергия; сила Might as well - можно, почему бы и нет
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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