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might-bes

might-bes is the plural of might-be.

Meaning of might-be

Noun

might-be (plural might-bes)

  1. 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

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Questions about might-bes

What is might-bes the plural of?
Might-bes is the plural of might-be.

Words near might-bes in the dictionary

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

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