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I think the Australian people are very conscientious. During the 1980s and 1990s we proved they will respond conscientiously to necessary reforms. They mightn't like them but they'll accept them. But reforms have to be presented in a digestible format.
Paul Keating

Meaning of "mightn't" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MIGHTN'T

mightn't  [ˈmaɪtənt] play
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WHAT DOES MIGHTN'T MEAN IN ENGLISH?

English modal verbs

The modal verbs of English are a small class of auxiliary verbs used mostly to express modality. They can be distinguished from other verbs by their defectiveness and by the fact that they do not take the ending -s in the third-person singular. The principal English modal verbs are can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will and would. Certain other verbs are sometimes, but not always, classed as modals; these include ought, had better, and dare and need. Verbs which share some but not all of the characteristics of the principal modals are sometimes called "semimodals".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MIGHTN'T


annuitant
əˈnjuːɪtənt
blatant
ˈbleɪtənt
competent
ˈkɒmpɪtənt
concomitant
kənˈkɒmɪtənt
excitant
ɪkˈsaɪtənt
exorbitant
ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt
habitant
ˈhæbɪtənt
hesitant
ˈhɛzɪtənt
incitant
ɪnˈsaɪtənt
incompetent
ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt
inhabitant
ɪnˈhæbɪtənt
intermittent
ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt
irritant
ˈɪrɪtənt
latent
ˈleɪtənt
militant
ˈmɪlɪtənt
palpitant
ˈpælpɪtənt
penitent
ˈpɛnɪtənt
renitent
rɪˈnaɪtənt
supernatant
ˌsuːpəˈneɪtənt
visitant
ˈvɪzɪtənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIGHTN'T

miggle
might
might-have-been
might´ve
mightier
mightiest
mightily
mightiness
mighty
migmatite
mignon
mignonette
migraine
migraineur
migrainous
migrant
migrate
migration
migrational
migrationist

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIGHTN'T

ain´t
an´t
aren´t
can´t
couldn´t
didn´t
doesn´t
don´t
hadn´t
hasn´t
haven´t
isn´t
mustn´t
needn´t
oughtn´t
shouldn´t
wasn´t
weren´t
won´t
wouldn´t

Synonyms and antonyms of mightn't in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mightn't» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIGHTN'T

Find out the translation of mightn't to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mightn't from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mightn't» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可能不
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tal vez no
570 millions of speakers

English

mightn´t
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नहीं हो सकता है
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قد لا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

не могли бы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

não pode
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

না করি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peut-être pas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mungkin tidak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vielleicht nicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ではないかもしれない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그렇지 않을 수 있습니다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora bisa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có thể không
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போகலாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कदाचित नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

olmayabilir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non potrebbe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

może nie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

не могли б
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nu s-ar putea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεν θα μπορούσε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mag nie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kanske inte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kanskje ikke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mightn't

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIGHTN'T»

The term «mightn't» is regularly used and occupies the 77.519 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MIGHTN'T» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mightn't» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mightn't» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mightn't

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QUOTES WITH «MIGHTN'T»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mightn't.
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Paul Keating
I think the Australian people are very conscientious. During the 1980s and 1990s we proved they will respond conscientiously to necessary reforms. They mightn't like them but they'll accept them. But reforms have to be presented in a digestible format.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIGHTN'T»

Discover the use of mightn't in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mightn't and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tales and Readings for the People
... should, could, would, might, or ought ; or whether he didn't, shouldn't, couldn't, wouldn't, mightn't, or oughtn't ; or if he didn't, shouldn't, couldn't, wouldn't, mightn't, or oughtn't, why didn't he, shouldn't he, couldn't he, wouldn't he, mightn't he, ...
‎1849
2
Linguistics in a Systemic Perspective
In ideational meaning, WILL and MIGHT are not mutually exclusive; and so also for WON'T and MIGHTN'T. The analysis predicts that, jointly applied to the same propositional content within a single sentence, the fol— lowing combinations of ...
James D. Benson, Michael Joseph Cummings, William S. Greaves, 1988
3
Grammar Gremlins
Mightn't In his hit song “Achy Breaky Heart,” Billy Ray Cyrus uses a word that is worth mentioning here just because of the way he says it. The word is might, but two of the five times he uses might, he adds a syllable to it that makes it sound like ...
Don K. Ferguson, 1995
4
Educational Inequalities: Difference and Diversity in ...
Well he [Mustafa] mightn't be exposed to much written material at home, might spend a bit of time in front of the box instead of reading. His parents mightn't supply him with any reading books. His only reading might be at school, so that would ...
Kalwant Bhopal, Uvanney Maylor, 2013
5
Universes
(Even if there were only a single universe, mightn't that universe be 'subject to an observational selection effect' in the following strained sense, that it was only through its being lifecontaining that it could be observed? Perhaps so. But as the  ...
John Leslie, 2002
6
Grammar Supplementary For Lower Secondary
Might/mightn't. 'Might' and 'mightn't' are most frequently used to express the past tense of 'may' and 'mayn't' (especially to show possibility or permission), to show possibility and to make a suggestion. Function off might/mightn't Expressing the ...
7
PUNCH VOL XIV.
Thus : — ' Whether JOHN JONES, on such a day, and at such a place, did, should, could, would, might, or ought ; or whether he didn't, shouldn't, couldn't wouldn't, mightn't, or oughtn't ; or if he didn't, shouldn't, couldn't, wouldn't, mightn't,  ...
‎1848
8
His Hours of Danger
“Yes, but....he mightn't have liked it.” “There was a village nearby but you walked all the way into the town.” “There mightn't have been a public phone in the village .” “You could have asked some local people if you could use their phone.
Nigel Miller
9
The deadly game
“Yes, but....he mightn't have liked it.” “There was a village nearby but you walked all the way into the town.” “There mightn't have been a public phone in the village .” “You could have asked some local people if you could use their phone.
Wally Miller
10
The Maltese Falcon
She'sso young andhisbringing herhere from NewYork is suchaserious-- Mightn't he--mightn't he do--something to her?" Spadesmiledand patted thearms ofhis chair. "Just leave thatto us,"he said. "We'll know how tohandle him." "But mightn't  ...
Dashiell Hammett

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIGHTN'T»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mightn't is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What the GOP presidential candidates could say about the Iran deal …
... mightn't that leave the GOP nominee with a better argument to make about it in the general election than simply vowing to undo it as quickly ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Bono and Bon Jovi crashed a hen party in NYC
... hen party? Now, it mightn't have been as rock and roll as they're used to, but they looked like they loved every minute of it in this group snap. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Bowman gets nose in front of rivals
We mightn't have the cream of the crop as far as horses racing at the moment but the quality of riding is as good as you'll see.” Hugh Bowman ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
4
Former Galway Hurdle hero could skip Ballybrit features
Like, the Plate is a race that you mightn't have an entry in for years again - never mind with a horse like him. We are spoilt with him because he ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
Grand effort thrill for folks, and NZ golf
It mightn't sound that much but consider the players he ended level with - Hunter Mahan, Graeme McDowell, Lee Westwood and early ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
6
Different faiths have more in common than divides them
... in another country and possibly even in another county, they mightn't even notice anything other than that the overall tone is less formal. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
Kensington Palace shares new photo of Prince George for his …
He mightn't be two years old yet,... The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in London ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
Fantastic Four: US National Parks
Why: OK, so it mightn't technically be in a national park, but this Old West retreat is in the heart of the San Juan National Forest, and right by the ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
9
Cloke blow could've saved White: Shaw
“(Scott) Pendlebury mightn't have as many rests, (Dane) Swan will have to play more forward than usual, they might have to get (Steele) ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
10
Liverpool boss lauds 'remarkable' Australia
Liverpool played at the MCG in 2015 against Melbourne Victory, and Rodgers hinted it mightn't be too long a wait before the fabled club returns ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mightn't [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mightnt>. May 2024 ».
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