"might've" meaning in English

See might've in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} might've
  1. Contraction of might have:
    used to express the possibility of something occurring in the past as condition to another non-occurring past event
    Sense id: en-might've-en-verb-enuL~P55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 72 28
  2. Contraction of might have:
    used to express uncertainty about a past event
    Sense id: en-might've-en-verb-tQFdLKEQ

Alternative forms

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