maybe

adv.

Perhaps; possibly.

n. Informal.

1. An uncertainty: There are so many maybes involved in playing the stock market.
2. An uncertain reply: It's better to receive a fast and honest no than a drawn-out maybe.

adverb

Possibly but not certainly: mayhap, perchance, perhaps. See certain/uncertain.

adv

Definition: possibly
Antonyms: certainly, definitely, surely

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IN BRIEF: By chance; Perhaps.

Aim for the stars and maybe you'll reach the sky. — Reinhold Niebuhr, (1892-1971), American Protestant theologian.

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - måske, muligvis
n. - usikkerhed, usikkert svar, måske

idioms:

• as soon as maybe    så snart som muligt, så snart som ske kan

Nederlands (Dutch)
misschien, onzekerheid

Français (French)
adv. - peut-être, éventuellement
n. - peut-être

idioms:

• as soon as maybe    le plus rapidement possible

Deutsch (German)
adv. - vielleicht
n. - Möglichkeit, Wahrscheinlichkeit

idioms:

• as soon as maybe    so bald wie möglich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - ενδεχομένως, ίσως, πιθανώς, μπορεί

idioms:

• as soon as maybe    όσο πιο σύντομα/γρήγορα γίνεται

Italiano (Italian)
forse

idioms:

• as soon as maybe    

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - talvez

idioms:

• as soon as maybe    tão logo seja possível

Русский (Russian)
возможно

idioms:

• as soon as maybe    как только это будет возможно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - quizá, tal vez, acaso
n. - una posibilidad o incertidumbre

idioms:

• as soon as maybe    tan pronto como sea posible

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - kanske

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
也许, 大概, 疑虑

idioms:

• as soon as maybe    尽可能快

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 也許, 大概
n. - 疑慮

idioms:

• as soon as maybe    盡可能快

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 아마도
n. - 가정, 우연한 일

idioms:

• as soon as maybe    가능한 빨리

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - ひょっとして, ことによると, たぶん

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) ربما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮אולי, ייתכן‬
n. - ‮אפשרות, אי-ודאות‬

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