English Explanatory Dictionary

might could

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. might be able to (used to soften "could" or make it even more conditional)

Word forms

might could

Etymology

In many Germanic languages and dialects modals can be stacked to combine their meanings; compare Scots micht cud.

Related words

might can might should double modal stacked modal modal stacking
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