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(pər-hăps') pronunciation
adv.
Maybe; possibly.

[From Middle English perhap : per, by (from Latin; see per) + hap, chance; see hap.]


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adverb

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


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Definition: possibly
Antonyms: improbably, never, unlikely

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Possibly but not certainly.

pronunciation If you have to keep reminding yourself of a thing, perhaps it isn't so. — Christopher Morley (1890-1957), American writer and Rhodes scholar.

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Common misspelling(s) of perhaps

  • perphas
  • perheaps
  • perhasp
  • perhasp
  • perhpas

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - måske

Nederlands (Dutch)
misschien

Français (French)
adv. - peut-être

Deutsch (German)
adv. - vielleicht

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

Italiano (Italian)
forse

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - talvez

Русский (Russian)
возможно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - quizá, tal vez, acaso, por casualidad

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - kanske, möjligen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
也许, 大概

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

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 아마 , 형편에 따라서는, 혹시는

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - あるいは, 多分
n. - 仮定

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) ربما, لربما, قد, ممكن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮אולי, ייתכן, אפשר‬


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