Might have been meaning in English: In this article, the meaning of the word ‘Might have been’ is explained in easy English with examples.
‘Might have been’ pronunciation= mait, mit
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Might have been meaning in English
In English, both ‘May have been’ and ‘Might have been’ has the same meaning. Both can be used interchangeably. For example:-
▪ He may have been tired so he did not come to the picnic.
▪ He might have been tired so he did not come to the picnic.
‘Might have been’ means ‘something that may have happened. An event that could have happened, but did not.
▪ She might have been invited to the party if she was in the city.
▪ He might have been a president at that time if he didn’t deny the offer.
Might have been-Example
The plural noun of the word ‘Might-have-been’ is ‘Might-have-beens’.
‘Might’ is the past tense of the word ‘May’.
Sentences that can be formed using the word ‘Might-have-been’ are as follows.
Examples:
▪ He might have been busy.
▪ He might have been your father.
▪ He might have been seeing the doctor.
▪ He might have been joking.
▪ He might have been sleeping.
▪ He has been described as the greatest might have been in the history of mathematics.
▪ I may not have been sure about what really did interest me.
▪ If it has not been for that error he might have been promoted.
▪ Your files might not have been imported.
▪ You might not have been my first love.
▪ Might not have been initialized.
▪ Might not have been able to.
▪ Might not have been done.
▪ The specified account was not found. It might have been deleted.
▪ It’s not too late to be what you might have been.
▪ Nothing so bad but it might have been worse.
▪ Nothing is so good but it might have been better.
▪ You might not have been my first love.
▪ Something went wrong, your files might not have been imported.
▪ Something went wrong. your account might not have been added.
▪ What you might have been.
▪ The lawn cutter might just as well not have been there at all.
▪ It might have been a poem.
▪ I might have been exposed to covid.
▪ I might have been queen.
▪ Might have been a fumble.
▪ She might have been the one I let it go.
▪ She might have been a nice girl.
▪ She might have been wounded in a car accident.
▪ She might have been hit by a car.
▪ She might have been out of her head.
▪ They might have been shot.
▪ They might have been giants.
▪ They might have been lost.
▪ How do you think they might have been made?
▪ They might not have been.
▪ Well, another man might have been angry.
▪ We might have been meant for each other.
▪ We might have been born helpless.
▪ We might have been doing.
▪ It might have been worse.
▪ You might have been aware.
▪ Might have been a nightmare.
▪ Might have been a little drunk last night.
▪ Might have been the right place.
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