Meanings
may the force be with you1
- Alternative letter-case form of may the Force be with you.
may the Force be with you2
alternative may the force be with you
- idiomaticUsed to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.
1 more example
What thoughts are you sending into the universe? Are they seeking the results you want, or are they attracting the things you don’t? The mental sharks will be drawn to you as surely as the results you desire. To be certain, be aware of the messages you are sending, and may the Force be with you, whatever you conceive it to be!
2007, Layton Park, Get Out of Your Way: Unlocking the Power of Your Mind to Get What You Want, 1st edition, Woodbury, Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 87Synonyms: MTFBWY, God be with you, good luck, lots of luck, lotsa luck
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseUsed to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.
Origin
From the Star Wars film franchise, in which "the Force" is an omnipresent energy that can influence events and may be harnessed by gifted individuals.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans mag die Mag met jou wees
- mag die Mag met jou weeswish someone luck
Basque Indarra zurekin bedi
- Indarra zurekin bediwish someone luck
Brazilian Portuguese que a Força esteja com você
- que a Força esteja com vocêwish someone luck
Bulgarian нека Силата бъде с теб
- нека Силата бъде с теб (neka Silata băde s teb)wish someone luck
Catalan que la Força t'acompanyi
- que la Força t'acompanyiwish someone luck
Chinese Mandarin 願原力與你同在 /愿原力与你同在
- 願原力與你同在 /愿原力与你同在wish someone luck
Czech ať tě provází Síla, necht te sila provazi
- ať tě provází Sílawish someone luck
- necht te sila provaziwish someone luck
Danish må Kraften være med dig
- må Kraften være med digwish someone luck
Dutch moge de Kracht met u zijn
- moge de Kracht met u zijnwish someone luck
Esperanto ke Forto estu kun vi
- ke Forto estu kun viwish someone luck
Estonian olgu Jõud sinuga
- olgu Jõud sinugawish someone luck
Finnish olkoon Voima kanssasi, olkoon Voima kanssanne
- olkoon Voima kanssasiwish someone luck
- olkoon Voima kanssannewish someone luck
French que la Force soit avec toi, que la Force soit avec vous
- que la Force soit avec toiwish someone luck
- que la Force soit avec vouswish someone luck
German möge die Macht mit dir sein, möge die Macht mit euch sein
- möge die Macht mit dir seinwish someone luck
- möge die Macht mit euch seinwish someone luck
Greek είθε η Δύναμη να είναι μαζί σου
- είθε η Δύναμη να είναι μαζί σου (eíthe i Dýnami na eínai mazí sou)wish someone luck
Hebrew יהיה הכוח עמך, יהיה הכוח עמכם
- יהיה הכוח עמךwish someone luck
- יהיה הכוח עמכםwish someone luck
Hungarian az Erő legyen veled
- az Erő legyen veledwish someone luck
Icelandic meigi Krafturinn vera með þér
- meigi Krafturinn vera með þérwish someone luck
Indonesian semoga anda memperoleh Kekuatan
- semoga anda memperoleh Kekuatanwish someone luck
Irish go raibh an Chumhacht libh
- go raibh an Chumhacht libhwish someone luck
Italian che la Forza sia con te
- che la Forza sia con tewish someone luck
Japanese フォースと共にあらんことを
- フォースと共にあらんことを (Fōsu to tomo ni aran koto o)wish someone luck
Korean 포스가 함께하길
- 포스가 함께하길 (poseuga hamkkehagil)wish someone luck
Latin Vīs tēcum sit
- Vīs tēcum sitwish someone luck
Latvian jā ieradīsies ar jums Spēks
- jā ieradīsies ar jums Spēkswish someone luck
Lithuanian tebūna Jėga su tavimi
- tebūna Jėga su tavimiwish someone luck
Malay semoga Kuasa bersamamu
- semoga Kuasa bersamamuwish someone luck
Norwegian må Kraften være med deg
- må Kraften være med degwish someone luck
Polish niech Moc będzie z tobą
- niech Moc będzie z tobąwish someone luck
Portuguese que a Força esteja contigo, que a Força esteja com você
- que a Força esteja contigowish someone luck
- que a Força esteja com vocêwish someone luck
Romanian fie ca Forța să fie cu tine
- fie ca Forța să fie cu tinewish someone luck
Russian да пребу́дет с тобо́й Си́ла
- да пребу́дет с тобо́й Си́ла (da prebúdet s tobój Síla)wish someone luck
Scottish Gaelic tha an Fheachd a bhith còmhla riut
- tha an Fheachd a bhith còmhla riutwish someone luck
Slovak nech ťa Sila sprevádza
- nech ťa Sila sprevádzawish someone luck
Spanish que la Fuerza te acompañe
- que la Fuerza te acompañewish someone luck
Swedish må Kraften vara med dig
- må Kraften vara med digwish someone luck
Tagalog naway ang Pwersa ay suma-iyo
- naway ang Pwersa ay suma-iyowish someone luck
Tamil சக்தி உன்னிடம் இருக்கட்டும்
- சக்தி உன்னிடம் இருக்கட்டும் (cakti uṉṉiṭam irukkaṭṭum)wish someone luck
Thai ขอพลังจงสถิตอยู่กับท่าน
- ขอพลังจงสถิตอยู่กับท่านwish someone luck
Turkish Güç seninle olsun
- Güç seninle olsunwish someone luck
Ukrainian нехай буде з тобою Сила
- нехай буде з тобою Сила (nexaj bude z toboju Syla)wish someone luck
Vietnamese có Thể lực lượng được với bạn
- có Thể lực lượng được với bạnwish someone luck
Welsh byddai'r Grym gyda chi
- byddai'r Grym gyda chiwish someone luck
Cite this entry
may the force be with you. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/may%20the%20force%20be%20with%20you
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