Phrase guide

may the Force be with you

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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phrase

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of may the Force be with you.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the Star Wars film franchise, in which "the Force" is an omnipresent energy that can influence events and may be harnessed by gifted individuals.

Across languages

Translations

69 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: mag die Mag met jou wees — wish someone luck
  • Armenian: թող ուժը քո հետ լինի (tʻoġ užə kʻo het lini) — wish someone luck
  • Azerbaijani: Güc səninlə olsun — wish someone luck
  • Basque: Indarra zurekin bedi — wish someone luck
  • Belarusian: хай будзе з табой Сіла (xaj budzje z tabój Sila) — wish someone luck
  • Bulgarian: нека Силата бъде с теб (neka Silata bǎde s teb) — wish someone luck
  • Catalan: que la Força t'acompanyi — wish someone luck
  • Chinese Mandarin: 願原力與你同在 /愿原力与你同在 — wish someone luck
  • Czech: ať tě provází Síla — wish someone luck
  • Czech: necht te sila provazi — wish someone luck
  • Danish: må Kraften være med dig — wish someone luck
  • Dhivehi: ކާމިޔާބީއަށް އެދެން (kāmiyābīaṣ̊ eden̊) — wish someone luck
  • Dutch: moge de Kracht met u zijn — wish someone luck
  • Esperanto: ke Forto estu kun vi — wish someone luck
  • Estonian: olgu Jõud sinuga — wish someone luck
  • Faroese: Kraftin veri við tær — wish someone luck
  • Finnish: olkoon Voima kanssasi — wish someone luck
  • Finnish: olkoon Voima kanssanne — wish someone luck
  • French: que la Force soit avec toi — wish someone luck
  • French: que la Force soit avec vous — wish someone luck
  • West-Frisian: mei de Krêft mei dy wêze — wish someone luck
  • Galician: que a Forza estea contigo — wish someone luck
  • Georgian: დაე, ძალა იყოს შენთან (dae, ʒala iq̇os šentan) — wish someone luck
  • German: möge die Macht mit dir sein — wish someone luck
  • German: möge die Macht mit euch sein — wish someone luck
  • Greek: είθε η Δύναμη να είναι μαζί σου (eíthe i Dýnami na eínai mazí sou) — wish someone luck
  • Hebrew: יהיה הכוח עמך — wish someone luck
  • Hebrew: יהיה הכוח עמכם — wish someone luck
  • Hungarian: az Erő legyen veled — wish someone luck
  • Icelandic: meigi Krafturinn vera með þér — wish someone luck
  • Indonesian: semoga anda memperoleh Kekuatan — wish someone luck
  • Irish: go raibh an Chumhacht libh — wish someone luck
  • Italian: che la Forza sia con te — wish someone luck
  • Japanese: フォースと共にあらんことを (Fōsu to tomo ni aran koto o) — wish someone luck
  • Korean: 포스가 함께하길 (poseuga hamkkehagil) — wish someone luck
  • Latin: Vīs tēcum sit — wish someone luck
  • Latvian: jā ieradīsies ar jums Spēks — wish someone luck
  • Limburgish: de Krach zie mit uch — wish someone luck
  • Lithuanian: tebūna Jėga su tavimi — wish someone luck
  • Luxembourgish: d'Kraaft sief mat der — wish someone luck
  • Macedonian: нека Силата биде со тебе (neka Silata bide so tebe) — wish someone luck
  • Malay: semoga Kuasa bersamamu — wish someone luck
  • Mongolian: Хүч чадал тантай хамт байх болтугай (Xüč čadal tantaj xamt bajx boltugaj) — wish someone luck
  • Navajo: atsʼáhoníyééʼ nił hólǫ́ǫ doo — wish someone luck
  • Norwegian: må Kraften være med deg — wish someone luck
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: må Krafta vere med deg — wish someone luck
  • Occitan: que la Fòrça siá amb tu — wish someone luck
  • Polish: niech Moc będzie z tobą — wish someone luck
  • Portuguese: que a Força esteja contigo — wish someone luck
  • Portuguese: que a Força esteja com você — wish someone luck
  • Brazilian Portuguese: que a Força esteja com você — wish someone luck
  • Romanian: fie ca Forţa să fie cu tine — wish someone luck
  • Romansh: qua la Fortzà esta con voi — wish someone luck
  • Russian: да пребу́дет с тобо́й Си́ла (da prebúdet s tobój Síla) — wish someone luck
  • Sanskrit: सहः त्वया भवेः (sáhaḥ tváyā bháveḥ) — wish someone luck
  • Scottish Gaelic: tha an Fheachd a bhith còmhla riut — wish someone luck
  • Serbo-Croatian: neka Sila bude s tobom — wish someone luck
  • Serbo-Croatian: нека Сила буде са тобом — wish someone luck
  • Slovak: nech ťa Sila sprevádza — wish someone luck
  • Slovene: naj je Sila s teboj — wish someone luck
  • Spanish: que la Fuerza te acompañe — wish someone luck
  • Swedish: må Kraften vara med dig — wish someone luck
  • Tagalog: naway ang Pwersa ay suma-iyo — wish someone luck
  • Tamil: சக்தி உன்னிடம் இருக்கட்டும் (cakti uṉṉiṭam irukkaṭṭum) — wish someone luck
  • Thai: ขอพลังจงสถิตอยู่กับท่าน — wish someone luck
  • Turkish: Güç seninle olsun — wish someone luck
  • Ukrainian: нехай буде з тобою Сила (nexaj bude z toboju Syla) — wish someone luck
  • Vietnamese: có Thể lực lượng được với bạn — wish someone luck
  • Welsh: byddai'r Grym gyda chi — wish someone luck