might-be
might-be adjective: that might be or occur; possible; potential; hypothetical.
Adjective
might-be (not comparable)
- That might be or occur; possible; potential; hypothetical.
- "There is a might-be particle called a 'magnetic monopole' that was suggested by certain theories of Dirac and others but had never been observed.1998, John Cramer, Einstein's Bridge
Noun
might-be (plural might-bes)
- That which might be or happen; a possibility.
- In the Biology Teachers'" Handbook (Wiley, 1963), Schwab writes: A hypothesis is a "might be", a possibility which we intend to test . . . one of the values of a hypothesis consists in the fact that it can be made to point like an arrow [...]1973, Institute of Biology, Journal of biological education
- Firstness comprises anything capable of being described without contradiction (2.667), it is a might-be, in other words, pure possibility, which Peirce calls "quality": "mere quality, or suchness, is not in itself an occurrence, as seeing a red object is; it is a mere may-be.1983, Tasso Borbé, Semiotics unfolding
Forms of might-be
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | might be |
| Noun | |
| plural | might-bes |
Origin of might-be
From might + be. Compare might-have-been, would-be.
Questions about might-be
- What does might-be mean?
- Might-be means that might be or occur; possible; potential; hypothetical.
- What part of speech is might-be?
- Might-be can be an adjective or a noun.
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