maybe

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Perhaps, possibly.
2. (not-comparable) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).
3. (UK, not-comparable) Certainly.

Adj

Possible; uncertain.

Noun

1. (informal) Something that is possibly true.
2. (informal) An answer that shows neither agreement nor disagreement.
3. (informal) A future event that may or may not happen.

Concepten

misschien

mogelijk

wellicht

mogelijkerwijs

het zou kunnen

soms

mogelijk

mogelijkerwijs

Synoniemen

perhaps

possibly

perchance

mayhap

probably

peradventure

could be

might

if

likely

haply

hopefully

or

possible

by some chance

almost

by chance

all of a sudden

ablins

can be

suddenly

nearly

possibility

presumably

probable

reckon

seemingly

sometimes

sort of

surely

think

🤔

unlikely

used to

and then

I guess

I think

like as not

not necessarily

it’s possible

hope to

praps

wish to

ablings

mayhappen

about

aiblins

although

anyhow

apparently

approximately

Vertalingen

peut-être

vielleicht

forse

quizás

quizá

tal vez

chissà

talvez

acaso

eventuell

belki

fortasse

ίσως

può essere

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmeɪbi/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels:

In summary

From an ellipsis of Middle English it may be, equivalent to may + be. Compare mayhap.

Zinnen

Maybe it was because they moved around so much .

Misschien was het omdat ze zo veel bewogen.

Maybe the alchemist has never been in love , the boy thought .

Misschien is de alchemist nog nooit verliefd geweest, dacht de jongen.

Maybe that's why they give up on it so early , too .

Maybe the church , with the sycamore growing from within , had been haunted .

Misschien was de kerk, met de sycamore van binnenuit, achtervolgd.