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31main — main1 /mayn/, adj. 1. chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company s main office; the main features of a plan. 2. sheer; utmost, as strength or force: to lift a stone by main force. 3. of or pertaining to a broad expanse …
32main — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 bigger or more important than all other things, ideas, influences etc of the same kind: I noted down the main points of her speech. | The main bedroom is at the back of the house. | Lack of confidence was the main …
33might — might1 modal verb (3rd singular present might) past of may1. 1》 used in reported speech to express possibility or permission. ↘expressing a possibility based on an unfulfilled condition. ↘expressing annoyance: you might have told me! 2》… …
34might — I. /maɪt / (say muyt) verb (modal) 1. (expressing strong uncertainty): I suppose he might be angry when he finds out. 2. (referring to an event or situation contrary to fact): we might all have been killed. 3. (used in tentative suggestions): we… …
35main — [OE] Main goes back to prehistoric Germanic *mag ‘be able, have power’ (source also of English may and might, and distantly related to machine). From it was descended Old English mægen ‘strength’. This now survives as a noun only in the… …
36might — n 1. force, power, strength, mightiness, brute force or strength, toughness, powerfulness, forcefulness, sturdiness, stalwartness; brawn, beef, muscle, physique, Inf. beefiness, Inf. huskiness, Inf. heftiness; stability, solidity, staunchness,… …
37might — I. verbal auxiliary, past of may Etymology: Middle English, from Old English meahte, mihte; akin to Old High German mahta, mohta could Date: before 12th century used in auxiliary function to express permission, liberty, probability, possibility… …
38main — {{11}}main (adj.) early 13c., large, bulky, strong, from O.E. mægen power, strength, force, used in compounds (e.g. mægensibb great love, mægenbyrðen heavy burden; see MAIN (Cf. main) (n.)), probably also from or influenced by O.N. megenn (adj.)… …
39main — I. noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old English mǣgen; akin to Old High German magan strength, Old English magan to be able; in other senses, from 2main or by shortening more at may Date: before 12th century 1. physical… …
40main — I. /meɪn / (say mayn) adjective 1. chief; principal; leading: the main office. 2. sheer; utmost, as strength, force, etc.: by main force. 3. of or relating to a broad expanse: main sea. 4. Grammar See main clause. 5. Obsolete strong or mighty. 6 …
