might've

verb

used to express the possibility of something occurring in the past as condition to another non-occurring past event

“I think I might've left my umbrella on the train.”

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Meanings

verb
  1. Contraction of might + have:
    1. used to express the possibility of something occurring in the past as condition to another non-occurring past event

      If we had gone to Hollywood, we might've met a film star.

    2. used to express uncertainty about a past event

      I think I might've left my umbrella on the train.

Cite this entry
APA

might've. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/might've

MLA

“might've.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/might've. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “might've,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/might've.

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