perhaps

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Possibly.
2. (dated, not-comparable) By chance.

Noun

An uncertainty.

Synonyms

maybe

possibly

probably

perchance

mayhap

may be

may

peradventure

might

or

could be

by some chance

really

possible

if

rather

it seems

sometimes

likely

either

haply

it may be

hopefully

all of a sudden

most likely

just

by some possibility

ablins

likely as not

about

presumably

ablings

suddenly

conceivably

I guess

can be

very likely

not necessarily

it’s possible

hope to

praps

don’t know

per chance

on the chance of

wish to

mayhappen

I'm afraid

as … as possible

only

aiblins

Translations

vielleicht

peut-être

forse

quizás

quizá

tal vez

chissà

acaso

misschien

talvez

eventuell

belki

fortasse

mogelijk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈhæps/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: perhappes

In summary

From Middle English perhappes, perhappous, variant of earlier perhap (“perhaps, possibly”), equivalent to per + hap (“chance, coincidence”) + -s, on model of Middle English parchaunce (modern perchance).

Sentences

Perhaps she had not come .

" You will , perhaps , meet me tomorrow in Geneva ," she said .

Perhaps , we could meet at the institute around noon since I have a few things I need to attend to first .

The description ends abruptly during the Count's War , perhaps because of Helgesen's death .