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Definition of "mightn't" []

  • Contraction of might not. (noun-possessive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mightn't" in a sentence
  • "If he tapped the cage, mightn't that speed Rocky's reaction, allowing him to bring the story in on time for his readers to read it?"
  • "Unfortunately, a yield that floats after interest rates rise a lot—but mightn't while they rise just a bit—probably isn't what many investors had in mind when they bought these funds."
  • "But mightn't she be talking about Carol Moseley Braun, the woman who Rev."
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