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verb
might be able to (used to soften "could" or make it even more conditional)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southern-US
Qualifier: double modal / stacked modal
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
In many Germanic languages and dialects modals can be stacked to combine their meanings; compare Scots micht cud.
