Might vs. Must — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Might and Must
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Might
Past of may
Must
Must (from the Latin vinum mustum, "young wine") is freshly crushed fruit juice (usually grape juice) that contains the skins, seeds, and stems of the fruit. The solid portion of the must is called pomace and typically makes up 7–23% of the total weight of the must.
Might
Used tentatively to ask permission or to express a polite request
Might I just ask one question?
You might just call me Jane, if you don't mind
Must
To be obliged or required by morality, law, or custom
Citizens must register in order to vote.
Might
Used to express possibility or make a suggestion
This might be true
You might try pain relievers
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Must
To be compelled, as by a physical necessity or requirement
Plants must have oxygen in order to live.
Might
Great and impressive power or strength, especially of a nation, large organization, or natural force
A convincing display of military might
Must
Used to express a command or admonition
You must not go there alone. You simply must be careful.
Might
Great power or force, as of a nation or army.
Must
To be determined to; have as a fixed resolve
If you must leave, do it quietly.
Might
Physical strength
Push with all your might!.
Must
Used to indicate inevitability or certainty
We all must die.
Might
Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
Must
Used to indicate logical probability or presumptive certainty
If the lights were on, they must have been at home.
Might
(uncountable) Physical strength or force.
He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move.
Must
To be required or obliged to go
"I must from hence" (Shakespeare).
Might
(uncountable) The ability to do something.
Must
Something that is absolutely required or indispensable
Promptness on the job is a must. Comfortable boots are a must when going on a hike.
Might
(obsolete) Mighty; powerful.
Must
The quality or condition of being stale or musty.
Might
(obsolete) Possible.
Must
The unfermented or fermenting juice expressed from fruit, especially grapes.
Might
(auxiliary) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.
I might go to the party, but I haven't decided yet.
Must
Variant of musth.
Might
(auxiliary) may Used to indicate permission in past tense.
He asked me if he might go to the party, but I haven't decided yet.
Must
Musk.
Might
(auxiliary) may Used to indicate possibility in past tense.
I thought that I might go the next day.
Must
To do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate.
If it has rained all day, it must be very wet outside.
You picked one of two, and it wasn't the first: it must have been the second.
Might
Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.
Hey man, you might have warned me about the thunderstorm.
Must
To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
Might
(auxiliary) Even though.
I might be in a wheelchair, but I still want to be treated as a lady.
Must
Used to indicate that something that is very likely, probable, or certain to be true.
The children must be asleep by now.
Might
(auxiliary) Used in polite requests for permission
Might I take the last biscuit?
Must
(transitive) To make musty.
Might
Used to express certainty.
Yeah, I think we might need something a bit sturdier.
Must
(intransitive) To become musty.
Might
Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity.
What so strong,But wanting rest, will also want of might?
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Must
Something that is mandatory or required.
If you're trekking all day, a map is a must.
Might
Physical strength
Must
The property of being stale or musty.
Must
Something that exhibits the property of being stale or musty.
Must
Fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes.
Must
To be obliged; to be necessitated; - expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws.
Must
To be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he must reconsider the matter; he must have been insane.
Likewise must the deacons be grave.
Morover, he [a bishop] must have a good report of them which are without.
Must
The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation.
No fermenting must fills . . . the deep vats.
Must
Mustiness.
Must
To make musty; to become musty.
Must
Being in a condition of dangerous frenzy, usually connected with sexual excitement; - said of adult male elephants which become so at irregular intervals, typicaly due to increased testosterone levels.
Must
A necessary or essential thing;
Seat belts are an absolute must
Must
Grape juice before or during fermentation
Must
The quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy
Must
Highly recommended;
A book that is must reading
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