mightn't

Definition

might not (negative auxiliary)

Etymology

From might + n't.

Example Sentences

• "Her driver was new to the country; he mightn't be prepared for the leaping of the yellow water down dry arroyos, swift as the pouncings of a cat, or the snake-like slidings of tons of loosened rock and clay from the steep potreros […]"
• "“But, mightn’t there have been something unusual about the Stimatis contract itself?” [Perry Mason cross-examining Roger Correll.]"
• ""But at night she would still think the same thing: mightn't it be that he wouldn't come to see her anymore?""