auâ¢thorâ¢iâ¢taâ¢tive. 1. having the weight of authority; official. 2. substantiated or supported by evidence and accepted by most authorities in a field: the authoritative edition. 3. having an air of or exercising authority; peremptory; dictatorial.
By the time you read this, he may have made his decision. I think that comment might have offended some people. If the event or situation referred to did not in fact occur, it's better to use might have : The draw against Italy might have been a turning point, but it didn't turn out like that.y the time you read this, he may have made his decision. I think that comment might have offended some people. If the event or situation referred to did not in fact occur, it's better to use might have : The draw against Italy might have been a turning point, but it didn't turn out like that.
In this use it is a stronger word than hope, where often the wish is father to the thought.. I hope for a visit from my friend, tho I have no word from him; I expect it when he writes that he is coming; and as the time draws near I anticipate it with pleasure. Compare ABIDE; PREVENT.