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might've

might've verb: used to express the possibility of something occurring in the past as condition to another non-occurring past event.

Verb

might've

  1. used to express the possibility of something occurring in the past as condition to another non-occurring past event
    • If we had gone to Hollywood, we might've met a film star.
  2. used to express uncertainty about a past event
    • I think I might've left my umbrella on the train.

Questions about might've

What does might've mean?
Might've means used to express the possibility of something occurring in the past as condition to another non-occurring past event.
What part of speech is might've?
Might've is a verb.

Words near might've in the dictionary

  1. might could
  2. might is right
  3. might makes right
  4. might of
  5. might should
  6. might've
  7. might-be
  8. might-bes
  9. might-have-been
  10. might-have-beens
  11. mighta

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