Might

Definition: Might

Might

Noun

1. Physical strength.

Verb

1. Expresses permission; "You may leave now"; "Can I have another piece of cake?".

2. Expresses possibility; "I could do it by myself".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "might" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

MIGHT

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Might

Activity

Adverb: actively; Adjective: with life and spirit, with might and main;with haste; with wings; full tilt, in mediis rebus.

Assent

OK, all right, might as well, why not?

Content

A heart with room for every joy; ich habe genossen das irdische Gluck ich habe gelebt und geliebet; "nor cast one longing lingering look behind"; "shut up in measureless content"; "sweet are the thoughts that savor of content"; "their wants but few their wishes all confined"; might as well relax and enjoy it.

Exertion

Adverb: laboriously; Adjective: lustily; pugnis et calcibus; with might and main, with all one's might, with a strong hand, with a sledge hammer, with much ado; to the best of one's abilities, totis viribus, vi et armis, manibus pedibusque, tooth and nail, unguibus et rostro, hammer and tongs, heart and soul; through thick and thin; (perseverance) a.

Greatness

Noun: greatness; Adjective: magnitude; size; (dimensions); (number); immensity; enormity; infinity; might, strength, intensity, fullness; importance.

Power

Noun: power; potency, potentiality; jiva; puissance, might, force, energy; dint; right hand, right arm;

Violence

Noun: violence, inclemency, vehemence, might, impetuosity; boisterousness; Adjective: effervescence, ebullition; turbulence, bluster; uproar, callithump, riot, row, rumpus, le diable a quatre, devil to pay, all the fat in the fire.

Adverb: violently; Adjective: amain; by storm, by force, by main force; with might and main; tooth and nail, vi et armis, at the point of the sword, at the point of the bayonet; at one fell swoop; with a high hand, through thick and thin; in desperation, with a vengeance; a outrance, a toute outrance; headlong, head foremost.

Warfare

Phrase: the battle rages; a la guerre comme a la guerre; bis peccare in bello non licet; jus gladii; "my voice is still for war"; "'tis well that war is so terrible, otherwise we might grow fond of it"; "my sentence is for open war"; "pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war"; "the cannons have their bowels full of wrath"; "the cannons..spit forth their iron indignation"; "the fire-eyed maid of smoky war"; silent leges inter arma; si vis pacem para bellum.

Crosswords: Might

She might have knitted it. (A Hard Day's Night; writing credit: Alun Owen)

I couldn't look at him. He might look right through the fear and the shame, right through to the truth (Sleepers; writing credit: Barry Levinson)

Might get you hurt some day. (Red River; writing credit: Borden Chase)

Hogarth? That's an embarrassing name. They might as well have called him Zeppo or something (The Iron Giant; writing credit: Brad Bird)

Hell, you might be takin' me to the cleaners (Sweet Home Alabama; writing credit: C. Jay Cox)

I'll keep you by my side with my superhuman MIGHT , Kryptonite (Kryptonite; performing artist: 3 Doors Down)

The front door might slam (When Smokey Sings; performing artist: ABC)

I am beyond your peripheral vision so you might want to turn your head (32 Flavors; performing artist: Alana Davis)

And by your might you set your children free ("El Shaddai"; performing artist: Amy Grant)

When you know what he likes and what he might say (If I Could Go; performing artist: Angie Martinez)

Attitude might not catch fish, but it helps when you don't. (references; author: unknown)

Don't drink and drive. You might hit a bump and spill your drink. (references; author: unknown)

Sleeping on the job: They told me at the blood bank that this might happen. (references; author: unknown)

Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest of these is: It might have been. (references; author: unknown)

The only really good advice that your mother ever gave you was, "Go! You might meet somebody! (references; author: unknown)

They Might Be Giants (1971)

The Child of the Future: How Might He Learn (1964)

That Mothers Might Live (1938)

Anything Might Happen (1935)

Widow's Might (1934)

You Might Think (performing artist: The Cars)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Jeff Foxworthy's You Might Be a Redneck If 2003 Block Calendar (reference)

• The Man I Might Become: Gay Men Write About Their Fathers (reference)

• You Might Be a Redneck If... (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Dragon Ball Z - The Movie - Tree of Might (reference)

• Jeff Foxworthy: You Might Be a Redneck... (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• It Might As Well Be Spring (reference)

• New Dimension of Might (reference)

• You Might Be a Redneck If... (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Heroes of Might and Magic: Platinum Edition (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Smoking might look cool in the movies, but in real life it stinks!. Credit: CDC.

Worker sprays ditch to kill any mosquito larvae that might be present, Miami, Florida. Spray truck. Credit: CDC.

"Asterias" by Rainer Wonisch. Very high resolution; might take a few seconds to generate.

"Blume12" by Rainer Wonisch. Very high resolution; might take a few seconds to generate.

Astronomers using the Hubble telescope to track weather on Mars and how it might affect the ... Credit: NASA.

Computer generated surface view of Gula Mons.For this image, we also have a special treat. Because the vertical scale on theseimages is so exaggerated (a factor of 22.5, remember), we thought you might wantto see what one of them would look like with a more realistic vertical scale.This image ofGula Mons( 8k) has beenaltered to more closely resemble the actual vertical scale. Credit: NASA.

Abandoned shacks that might have helped some forlorn souls survive the winter. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

The septic systems of the homes on the edge of Quivett Creek marsh might have been threatened by the creation of an open channel between the two marsh segments so restoration focused instead on enlarging culverts and removing sections of an access road that restricted water flow into the marsh. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Air Force recruiters are looking for former military members who might be interested in returning to active duty. The Air Force hopes to attract thousands of former airmen, soldiers, sailors and Marines to return to active duty in fiscal 2001. (P.; photo by A..

Diversion terrace in Guthrie County, Iowa. Diversion terraces collect runoff from water above them and safely divert the water away from land that might otherwise be damaged by the runoff. Credit: Lynn Betts.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

And we shall procure nothing from anyone, directly or indirectly, whereby any part of these concessions and liberties might be revoked or diminished; and if any such things has been procured, let it be void and null, and we shall never use it personally or by another. (reference)

This constrained them to come unto laws, wherein all men might see their duty beforehand, and know the penalties of transgressing them. (Second Treatise of Government)

In January 1786, the Legislature of Virginia passed a resolution providing for the appointment of five commissioners, who, or any three of them, should meet such commissioners as might be appointed in the other States of the Union, at a time and place to be agreed upon, to take into consideration the trade of the United States; to consider how far a uniform system in their commercial regulations may be necessary to their common interest and their permanent harmony; and to report to the several States such an act, relative to this great object, as, when ratified by them, will enable the United States in Congress effectually to provide for the same. (reference)

That they should have appellate jurisdiction in all other cases, with such exceptions as congress might make, is no restriction; unless the words be deemed exclusive of original jurisdiction. (reference)

Bourgeois marriage is in reality a system of wives in common and thus, at the most, what the Communists might possibly be reproached with, is that they desire to introduce, in substitution for a hypocritically concealed, an openly legalised community of women. (reference)

We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. (The Gettysburg Address)

The Clearing Offices will communicate to one another any evidence and information which might help the discovery and punishment of such collusion. (reference)

This might be started on a modest scale and would grow as confidence grew. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Some might think him, and others might think her, the most in luck

But the unsolved problem did not worry me so much as at another time it might have done, there were so many other things to attend to.

Scrooge sat with his door wide open, that he might see him come into the Tank

If sages were ever wise in their own behoof, I might have foreseen all this

The moment when Cosette would fall in love might come at any instant

He was no good at sums but he tried his best so that York might not lose

While we reason here A royal battle might be won and lost

He might whale you if you go near him.

And one thing I might depend upon, that they would certainly tell me truth, for lying was a talent of no use in the lower world

Whatever humanity I might conjure up against it was all factitious, and concerned my philosophy more than my feelings

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

They might also have anemia. (references)

Avoid food that might be contaminated. (references)

Avoid water that might be contaminated. (references)

Business

Water purification tablets might also prove useful in other situations. (references)

There were indications that the complainants might seek to reopen the case. (references)

GIB suggested that this might result in the outright sale of the Quick chain. (references)

Civil Liberties

India

This code includes a commitment not to publish articles or details that might incite caste or communal violence. (references)

Sweden

The Swedish authorities did not believe the woman's claim that she might be subjected to torture should she return to her home country. (references)

Switzerland

The refugee office also announced that women, minors, elderly, and persons with disabilities might qualify for temporary residence permits. (references)

Economic History

Norway

The reason might be the bad publicity around BSE. (references)

Russia

Some confusion might naturally result in the transformation process. (references)

Trinidad

There is no indication of policy shifts that might lead to expropriation in the future. (references)

Human Rights

Latvia

Trials may be closed if state secrets might be revealed or to protect the interests of minors. (references)

China

All workers at a factory or other work unit might lose a bonus if one worker has a child without permission. (references)

Slovak Republic

Interior Minister Ladislav Pittner publicly speculated that Ducky might have been killed to prevent his testimony. (references)

Indigenous People

Colombia

Few opportunities exist for those who might wish to participate more fully in modern life. (references)

Minorities

Canada

Over 100 Church of God members subsequently fled the country, fearing that more children might be taken from their families. (references)

India

The Pandit community criticizes bleak physical, educational, and economic conditions in the camps and fears that a negotiated solution giving greater autonomy to the Muslim majority might threaten its own survival in Jammu and Kashmir as a culturally and historically distinctive group. (references)

Political Economy

Canada

One issue that could affect the business climate is the possibility that some day Quebec might vote to separate from Canada. (references)

Western Sahara

Baker sought to reconcile differences over the U.N. Settlement Plan or find other approaches that might resolve the dispute. (references)

BOLIVIA

The Bolivian Export Law prohibited the import of products that might affect the preservation of wildlife, particularly nuclear waste. (references)

Political Rights

Cameroon

Some observers believe that Fru Ndi's conviction might enable the Government in the future to disqualify him for any public office for which he may seek to run. (references)

Russia

Central Election Commission (CEC) chair Aleksandr Veshnyakov, cited term-limit laws, declared that Nikolayev's candidacy was "not legal" and said that the CEC might cancel his registration. (references)

Trade

Ukraine

It might, however, be reduced or even eliminated through double taxation agreements. (references)

Travel

Croatia

In coastal tourist areas, prices might run slightly higher during peak season. (references)

Netherlands

It might be necessary to engage a real estate agent (makelaar), although their fees are high. (references)

Ukraine

Travelers might also want to consider bringing a surge protector, especially for portable computers and other electronic devices. (references)

Women

Hong Kong

In May the UNCECSR expressed concern that the Commission might not have sufficient resources and powers to pursue its mission. (references)

Oman

However, many educated women still face job discrimination because prospective employers fear that they might resign to marry or raise families. (references)

Kazakhstan

In a December conference on sexual violence, the Ministry of Interior representative reported that approximately 68 percent of female prisoners might be in prison on charges resulting from domestic violence. (references)

Worker Rights

Uruguay

This amount approximates what a child might earn working on the street. (references)

Poland

The age requirement rises to 18 years if a particular job might pose a health danger. (references)

Croatia

Police are reluctant to acknowledge that trafficking in persons might occur in the country. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Lord of might and elevation

Expressions using "might": as one might say ♦ Emforth my might ♦ Glamour might ♦ he might have been happy ♦ he might possibly come after all ♦ it might please you to know ♦ might as well ♦ might as well relax and enjoy it ♦ might have ♦ might is right ♦ pig's might fly ♦ superior might ♦ that might cost him his seat ♦ whatever he might do ♦ with all his might ♦ with all one's might ♦ with all one's might and main ♦ with might and main ♦ you might say that ♦ you might spare me that!. Additional references.

Beginning with "might": might-have-been, might-have-beens, might-potentially-have, might-time.

Ending with "might": it-might, they-might.

Containing "might": revolution-that-might-have-been, what-might-have-been.

Albanian

fuqi (capacity, energy, exponent, force, intensity, lustiness, output, potency, power, proxy, ratio, strength, vigor, vigour), forcë (coercion, effect, emphasis, energy, force, intensity, mightiness, muscle, nerve, pith, potency, power, puissance, strain, strength, vigor, vigour, violence), energji (dash, drive, dynamism, energetics, energy, gumption, nerve, pepper, pith, power, push, steam, strenuousness, vigor, vigour, vim, young blood, zip). (various references)

Arabic 

‏قوة (ability, agency, arm, authority, birr, capacity, clout, dint, energy, faculty, force, forcefulness, forcing, hardihood, intension, intensity, iron, leverage, operation, potency, power, severity, sinew, solidity, stamina, starch, stoutness, strength, vehemence, vigor, vigour, violence, virility, virtue), ‏قدرة (ability, capability, capacity, faculty, fitness, leverage, potency, power, qualification, strength), ‏طاقة ضخمة, ‏ربما (at times, likely, may, maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably, supposedly). (various references)

Bulgarian 

сила (definition, drive, dynamism, effect, energy, feck, fiber, fibre, flush, force, forcefulness, forte, goodness, hardness, impetus, intension, intensity, inwardness, kick, lustiness, medium, mightiness, muscle, muscularity, nerve, pith, potency, power, prowess, punch, sinews, snap, stamina, strength, stringency, tenacity, thews, tuck, vehemence, verve, vigor, vigour, vim, vinegar, violence, virility, virtue, virulence, vis, volume, zap, zip), мощ (energy, mightiness, momentum, muscle, potency, power, strength, vigor, vigour), могъщество (dominance, potency, power). (various references)

Chinese 

或 (maybe, or, perhaps, possibly), 強權 (power), 可能 (possibility, possible, probability, probable), 威力, 威 (power, prestige). (various references)

Czech

mohl bych, moc (authority, badly, clout, enormously, force, forcefulness, mighty, much, potency, power, strength, sway, too, very), síla (force, pith, potency, power, strength, thews, vigor, vigour). (various references)

Danish

udformning på langt sigt af en fælles forsvarspolitik,som med tiden vil kunne føre til et fælles forsvar (eventual framing of a common defence policy, which might in time lead to a common defence), produktionsforingsstammen er noedvendig for at forhindre sammenstyrtninger af vaeggen i borehullet og holde borehullet rent,for at plombere eller adskille olie-,gas-,eller vandfoerende lag,samt plombere spildzoner,som formationsvaeske eller-gas kunne trae (and seal off thief zones into which the formation fluide might migrate, gas-, or water-bearing zones, seal off or separate oil-, the oil string of casing is required to prevent cave-ins and maintain a clean hole), periodiciteten af langsstoerkningen i V-form kan skyldes vekslende dannelse af frie krystaller,der falder til bunds,og pauser;disse pauser kan skyldes momentan varmefrigivelse ved dannelsen af krystallerne (the latter possibly resulting from the momentary liberation of heat by the formation of these crystals, the periodicity of this axial V-crystallization might correspond to cycles of formation and deposition of free crystals followed by arrests), ICRP - den internationale kommission for radiologisk beskyttelse - har fastsat kriterierne for, hvad der skal forstaas ved acceptabel risiko (the ICRP - International Commission on Radiological Protection - indicated criteria for assessing what might be considered as acceptable risk), hertil kan man foeje,at et staal med en bestemt analyse og renhed opnaar en maksimal kornstoerrelse efter den kritiske deformationsgrad (it might also be noted that for a steel of given composition and cleanliness CritiCal straining will give a certain maximum grain size), forsinkelsen af udligningen af de indre radier kunne skyldes en reversibel, anelastisk krybeforlaengelse (the retardation of redistribution at the inner radii might be associated with anelastic or recoverable creep strain), en saadan foretrukken orientering kan foelges op helt fra den stoebte tilstand for at opnaa saerlige magnetiske egenskaber efter valsning (this kind of preferred orientation might be sought after in the as-cast state so as to obtain exceptional magnetic properties after rolling), de betingelser,hvorunder ordnede bevaegelser af arbejdere kan finde sted (the conditions under which the orderly movement of workers might take place), blandt de firhjulede vogne findes landbrugsvognen med fladt lad,kassevognen og den kraftoverfoeringsdrevne vogn (the simple flat-bed or bulk container trailers and power-driver trailers might be counted among the fourwheeled trailers), at lette udviklingen af lister over boeger,som kunne taenkes oversat (to facilitate the exchange of lists of books which might be translated), administrativ kontrol,som kan være i mostrid med menneskerettighederne (administrative check which might constitute a violation of human rights). (various references)

Dutch

Wet van 31-3-1971, houdende strafbaarstelling v.h. gewelddadig in zijn macht brengen of houden van luchtvaartuigen en van enkele andere gedragingen die de veiligheid en de ongestoorde voortgang v.h. luchtverkeer in gevaar kunnen brengen (Act of 31 March 1971 making it a punishable offence to seize by force or exercise control of aircraft, or to commit any other act which might jeopardize the safety and the smooth operation of air services), landbouwwagens met een eenvoudige platte opbouw of met een laadbak en wagens met aftakasaandrijving kunnen vierwielige aanhangwagens zijn (the simple flat-bed or bulk container trailers and power-driver trailers might be counted among the fourwheeled trailers), een staalsoort met een gegeven samenstelling en zuiverheid heeft bij de kritische vervormingsgraad een maximale korrelgrootte (it might also be noted that for a steel of given composition and cleanliness CritiCal straining will give a certain maximum grain size), een dergelijke voorkeursoriëntatie kan al tijdens de smelt bewerkstelligd worden,ten einde na het walsen buitengewone magnetische eigenschappen te verkrijgen (this kind of preferred orientation might be sought after in the as-cast state so as to obtain exceptional magnetic properties after rolling), de voorwaarden waaronder het geordend verkeer van werknemers zou kunnen plaatsvinden (the conditions under which the orderly movement of workers might take place), de vertraagde herverdeling aan de kernzijde van de stralen zou verband kunnen houden met anelastische of reversibele kruiprek (the retardation of redistribution at the inner radii might be associated with anelastic or recoverable creep strain), de uitwisseling vergemakkelijken van lijsten met boeken die zouden kunnen worden vertaald (to facilitate the exchange of lists of books which might be translated), de produktieserie is nodig om instorting te voorkomen en het boorgat schoon te houden;om olie-,gas-of waterhoudende lagen af te pleisteren en om olie-absorberende zones waarin de formatievloeistoffen zouden kunnen verdwijnen,af te dichten (and seal off thief zones into which the formation fluide might migrate, gas-, or water-bearing zones, seal off or separate oil-, the oil string of casing is required to prevent cave-ins and maintain a clean hole), de periodiciteit van deze axiale kristallisatie in V-vorm zou met perioden van vormen en neerslaan van vrije kristallen kunnen overeenkomen,gevolgd door stilstand,die mogelijk het gevolg is van het momentaan vrijkomen van warmte bij het vormen van deze kr (the latter possibly resulting from the momentary liberation of heat by the formation of these crystals, the periodicity of this axial V-crystallization might correspond to cycles of formation and deposition of free crystals followed by arrests), de ICEP - Internationale Commissie voor Stralingsbescherming - heeft de toelaatbaarheidscriteria gekozen (the ICRP - International Commission on Radiological Protection - indicated criteria for assessing what might be considered as acceptable risk), bepaling op termijn van een gemeenschappelijk defensiebeleid,dat mettertijd tot een gemeenschappelijke defensie zou kunnen leiden (eventual framing of a common defence policy, which might in time lead to a common defence), administratieve controle welke inbreuk op de mensenrechten kan maken (administrative check which might constitute a violation of human rights). (various references)

Farsi 

نیرو (Blood, Brawn, Breath, Energy, Force, Gut, Leverage, Pep, Power, Strength, Thrust, Tuck, Vigor, Vim, Vis, Zip), قدرت (Authority, Godown, Nerve, Posse, Potency, Power, Rod, Sovereignty, Vim, Vis, Zing), تواناءی (Ability, Authority, Energy, Influence, Potency, Strength, Vim), زور (Dint, Energy, Hustle, Power, Push, Strain, Strength, Stunt, Thrust, Tuck, Vigor, Vim, Violence, Vis, Vivacity, Zing, Zip), انرژی (Energy, Vigor, Vim, Zing, Zip). (various references)

Finnish

mahti (power), voimallisuus (power), voima (force, intensity, power, strength, vigour), saattaisi. (various references)

French

puissance, pouvoir, force. (various references)

German

Macht (ability, control, force, grasp, makes, matter, mightiness, muscle, potency, power, rags, strength, sway), könnte (could). (various references)

Greek 

δύναμη (brawn, faculty, force, manpower, pithiness, potency, power, puissance, robustness, strength, sturdiness, thews, vigor, vigorousness, vigour, vim, virtue). (various references)

Guarani

tereiko (you might be). (various references)

Hebrew 

עלול (capable, caused, liable, likely, may do), עוז (forcel, fortress, glory, heroism, main, power, strength, valour, vehemence, vigour), עזוז (brave, courageous, heroic, mighty, power, strength), עצמה (force, herself, intensity, potency, power, strength, vigour, volume), חוזק (force, impregnability, intensity, nerve, strength), חוסן (power, strength, sturdiness, wealth), חזקה (force, strength, violence), אדירות (lordliness, powerfulness), כוח (force, power, strength), סגוב (greatness, strength). (various references)

Hungarian

hatalom (ascendancy, authority, empire, force, hank, hold, lever, leverage, lordship, mastership, mastery, potency, power, sway). (various references)

Indonesian

mungkin (maybe, perhaps, possibly, probable), kuasa (able, authority, delegate, power), kekuatan (efficacy, energy, erg, strength, vigour), barangkali (possibly, probably, who knows). (various references)

Italian

potenza (input, potency, power, puissance, strengh, strength), il potere (authority, capacity, dint, influence, power, sway), forza (brunt, c'mon, current, dint, force, forcefulness, kick, muscle, nerve, potency, power, puissance, sinews, spirit, strengh, strenght, strength, vigour, vim), energia vigore. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

力 (ability, agency, attainment, authority, capability, efficacy, emphasis, endeavors, energy, exertions, faculty, force, good offices, help, influence, means, power, resources, strength, stress, support, vigor), 偉力 (authority, influence, power), かも知れない (at all, banter, because, completely, dried-up, from, may, may be, out of, parched, perhaps, persiflage, possibly, quite, since, through, utterly), 勢力　 (influence, power, strength), 勢力 (energy, force, influence, potency, power, strength), 勢い (authority, course, energy, force, impetus, influence, life, necessarily, power, spirit, tendency, vigor), 威力　 (authority, influence, power), 威力 (authority, influence, power), 威勢 (authority, power). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

せいりょく (energy, force, influence, potency, power, strength, vigor, vitality), かもしれない (may, may be, perhaps, possibly), いきおい (authority, course, energy, force, impetus, influence, life, necessarily, power, spirit, tendency, vigor), いせい (administering, and westward, authority, different name, governing, institutions bequeathed from the past, nocturnal emissions, oneirogmus, power, the opposite sex, west of), いりょく (authority, influence, power, will, will power), ちから (ability, agency, attainment, authority, capability, efficacy, emphasis, endeavors, energy, exertions, faculty, force, good offices, help, influence, means, power, resources, strength, stress, support, vigor). (various references)

Korean 

세력. (various references)

Pig Latin

ightmay.(various references)

Portuguese

potência (candle-power, capacitance, capacity, force, intensity, mightiness, output, potency, potential, potentiality, power), poderio (mightiness), poder (ability, action, afford, ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, be able to, can, energy, force, grasp, hand, hold, inning, leverage, may, potency, power, puissance, reach, rod, ruling, to be able), grande energia, força (action, dint, flush, mightiness, nerve, potency, potentiality, power, pressure, raciness, steam, stoutness, strain, strength, vehemence, vigor, vigour, vim, violence, vitality). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

quiser (one might want), façam (they might make). (various references)

Quechua

kasanpis (it might be). (various references)

Romanian

trecut de la may, tãrie (bitterness, depth, energy, fastness, firmness, force, hardness, height, resolution, sky, solidity, steadfastness, stoutness, strength, vigor, vigour), putere (authority, backbone, capacity, degree, depth, energy, force, greatness, hold, in, jurisdiction, keenness, masterdom, mastery, measure, mightiness, nerve, pith, potency, power, puissance, punch, reign, resistance, right, rulership, sap, stamina, steam, strength, sturdiness, sway, vigor, vigorousness, vigour, vim), forţã (drive, energy, force, greatness, influence, locomotive power, measure, mightiness, nerve, potency, power, punch, sinew, strength, stress, vigor, vigour, vim, violence, weight), energie (activity, backbone, bottom, briskness, drive, energy, force, gimp, go, gumption, nerve, pep, pepper, peppiness, pith, pithiness, power, punch, sap, snap, soul, spirit, spunk, strength, vigor, vigour, vim, virtue, zip). (various references)

Russian 

энергия (activity, dash, energy, hustle, motive force, motive power, pep, power, vigor, vigour, vim), сила (arm, efficacy, energy, force, force of, forcefulness, libido, lustiness, nerve, pitch, pith, potency, power, strength, strengths, vehemence, vigor, vigour, vim, violence, virtue), могущество (potency, power, puissance). (various references)

Scottish

spionnadh (force, strength), neart (power, strength). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

moć (capability, faculty, grasp, leverage, mightiness, potency, power), snaga (brawn, clout, firmness, force, kick, leverage, potency, power, rankness, sap, sinew, stamina, strength, sturdiness, vigor, vigour, wallop), sila (force, mightiness, power, strength). (various references)

Spanish

pret de may, poderío (power), poder (ability, ascendancy, authority, be able, be able to, can, capability, capacity, dominion, ennoblement, know how, may, mightiness, power, power of attorney, puissance, sway, to be able, warrant), fuerza (boldness, clout, cogency, constraint, force, forging, heaviness, intensity, juice, kick, loudness, mightiness, onrush, pithiness, power, pressure, punch, stiffness, strength, stress, vigour, weight). (various references)

Swedish

makt (ability, agency, ascendancy, authority, command, control, dominion, force, governance, in, lordship, potency, power, tooth), styrka (establishment, force, fortify, impact, intensity, invigorate, kick, loudness, lustiness, manpower, power, probate, prove, sinew, stamina, strength, strengthen, toughen, validate, vigor, vigour), skulle (could, loft, ought, should, would), kunna (be able, be able to, can, could, have, know, may, will, would), kunde (could, would), kraft (drive, energy, force, impact, impetus, intensity, kick, lustiness, pith, pizzazz, potency, power, sinew, strength, vigor, vigour, vim, virtue, virulence), kan (can, Khan, know, may, mayst), fick (got), få (a few, acquire, be able to, be allowed to, be given, bring, bring about, can, catch, could, derive, earn, few, gain, get, get to, getting, have, have got to, have to, keep, lead, litter, make, may, obtain, receive, score, send, take, will, win). (various references)

Thai

อำนาจ (dint), กริยาช่วยช่องที่ 2 ของ may, ความแข็งแรง (edge). (various references)

Turkish

mümkün olmak (be possible, may), zor (arduous, baffling, constraint, crucial, cruel, difficult, exacting, force, formidable, hairy, hard, inconvenient, knotty, main, mean, rough, sticky, stiff, strain, tight, trickish, uneasy), olas�