"might could" meaning in Englisch

See might could in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: maɪt kʊd, mɑːt kʊd
  1. (etwas) vielleicht vermögen
    Sense id: de-might_could-en-verb-9gYBmJH8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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        {
          "text": "I might could go.",
          "translation": "Ich könnte vielleicht gehen."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1972-1991, Cyrus Colter, The Rivers of Eros (ISBN 0-252-06089-X), Seite 133 http://books.google.com/books?id=MY6J8etc8jAC&lpg=PA133&dq=%22he%20might%20could%20go%22&pg=PR6#v=onepage&q=%22he%20might%20could%20go%22&f=false",
          "text": "\"Grammaw, Mr. Hammer said today you know things you won't talk about. That if he knew more about what's goin' on he might could go to the police, or to a lawyer, …\"",
          "translation": "„Oma, Herr Hammer sagte heute, dass du Sachen weißt, worüber du doch schweigst. Wenn er mehr wüsste, über das, was geschieht, könnte er vielleicht zur Polizei gehen, oder zu einem Anwalt, …“"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002-3, Michael Johnston, In the Deep Heart's Core (ISBN 0-8021-4024-6), Seite 172 http://books.google.com/books?id=_rqWu8NTKBsC&lpg=PA172&dq=%22he%20might%20could%20go%22&pg=PA172#v=onepage&q=%22he%20might%20could%20go%22&f=false",
          "text": "\"He might could go there anyway and stay on academic probation for a year and then start running, but they won't accept him if he don't have a high school diploma.\""
        }
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        "(etwas) vielleicht vermögen"
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      "ipa": "maɪt kʊd"
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      "ipa": "mɑːt kʊd"
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        "Partizip Perfekt:"
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        "Partizip Präsens:"
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          "translation": "Ich könnte vielleicht gehen."
        },
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          "ref": "2002-3, Michael Johnston, In the Deep Heart's Core (ISBN 0-8021-4024-6), Seite 172 http://books.google.com/books?id=_rqWu8NTKBsC&lpg=PA172&dq=%22he%20might%20could%20go%22&pg=PA172#v=onepage&q=%22he%20might%20could%20go%22&f=false",
          "text": "\"He might could go there anyway and stay on academic probation for a year and then start running, but they won't accept him if he don't have a high school diploma.\""
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        "(etwas) vielleicht vermögen"
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      "ipa": "mɑːt kʊd"
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