Meaning of "might-have-been" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN

might-have-been  [ˈmaɪtəvˌbɪn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN

Might-Have-Been is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of might-have-been in the English dictionary

The definition of might-have-been in the dictionary is that which might have occurred or happened. Other definition of might-have-been is someone who may have been important or may have done certain things.

TRANSLATION OF MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN

Find out the translation of might-have-been to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of might-have-been from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «might-have-been» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 可能具备的，是
• Translator English - Spanish: podría tener - sido -
• English: might-have-been
• Translator English - Hindi: - हो सकता है , किया गया
• Translator English - Arabic: كان قد تضطر -
• Translator English - Russian: может иметь - был
• Translator English - Portuguese: poderia -ter-sido
• Translator English - Bengali: পারে-আছে-হয়েছে
• Translator English - French: ce que aurait pu être
• Translator English - Malay: Mungkin-sudah
• Translator English - German: könnte -haben- gewesen
• Translator English - Japanese: - 可能性があり、き
• Translator English - Korean: - 있을 수 있습니다 - 하고
• Translator English - Javanese: Bisa-wis-wis
• Translator English - Vietnamese: có thể - có - được
• Translator English - Tamil: வலிமை-வேண்டும்-இருந்திருக்கும்
• Translator English - Marathi: केले गेले आहे
• Translator English - Turkish: belki olmuştur
• Translator English - Italian: potrebbe - avere - stato
• Translator English - Polish: może - ma - było
• Translator English - Ukrainian: може мати - був
• Translator English - Romanian: ar putea avea - fost -
• Translator English - Greek: θα μπορούσε - να - ήταν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: mag -het- was
• Translator English - Swedish: kanske - har- varit
• Translator English - Norwegian: kan -ha - vært

2 QUOTES WITH «MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word might-have-been.

1

Milton Berle

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.

2

Arthur Ransome

Grab a chance and you won't be sorry for a might-have-been.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN»

Discover the use of might-have-been in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to might-have-been and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Might Have Been: A Novel

. . Never mind whether you are a baseball fan. This is a damn fine read.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From the Hardcover edition.

Joe Schuster, 2012

How Things Might Have Been: Individuals, Kinds, and ...

Mackie's accessible discussions of issues surrounding necessity and essentialism mean that the book appeals as much to graduate students as to seasoned metaphysicians.

Penelope Mackie, 2009

It's Never Too Late to Be What You Might Have Been: A Guide ...

" Whether you are a brand new college graduate going out into the big, wide world, a business executive escaping burnout, or a 40-something mom looking for a 'second life,' this book is a wonderful combination of great advice, step-by-step ...

B. J. Gallagher, 2013

The Americas That Might Have Been: Native American Social ...

This work answers the hypothetical question: What would the Americas be like today—politically, economically, culturally—if Columbus and the Europeans had never found them, and how would American peoples interact with the world's other ...

Julian Granberry, 2005

Unbuilt Toronto 2: More of the City That Might Have Been

" Now Unbuilt Toronto 2 provides an all-new, fascinating return to the "Toronto that might have been.

Mark Osbaldeston, 2011

The Collected What If?: Eminent Historians Imagine What ...

In these essays, some of the most respected minds of our time as the question "What if...": Pontius Pilate hadn't ordered Jesus Christ's crucifixion? Abraham Lincoln hadn't abolished slavery?

Caleb Carr, Robert Cowley, 2001

What might have been?: Volume two : alternate heroes

Presenting fourteen stories of historical events and characters as they might have evolved under different circumstances, this collection includes works by Robert Silverberg, Harry Harrison, Judith Tarr, James Morrow, and others

Gregory Benford, Martin Harry Greenberg, 1989

What Might Have Been?: Leading Historians on Twelve 'What ...

Whether it¿s Stalin fleeing Moscow in 1941(Simon Sebag Montefiore), or Napoleon not being forced to retreat from it in 1812 (Adam Zamoyski), the events covered here are important, world-changing ones.

Andrew Roberts, 2010

What Might Have Been

Something goes very wrong during a lab experiment and Deanna wakes to a very different world in the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona Territory, in the year 1881.

Margaret Mater, 2009

London as it Might Have Been

This book looks at some of the plans and ideas for buildings and monuments in London that never came about, some serious, some not so serious, including growing a large pineapple on top of St St Paul's Cathedral and building pyramids at ...

Felix Barker, Ralph Hyde, 1982