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might've

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: M AY1 T AH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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verb

Meaning 1

Contraction of might + have:

used to express the possibility of something occurring in the past as condition to another non-occurring past event

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • If we had gone to Hollywood, we might've met a film star.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

Contraction of might + have:

used to express uncertainty about a past event

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I think I might've left my umbrella on the train.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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