peut-être
Meaning
maybe, perhaps
Concepts
maybe
perhaps
possibly
perchance
mayhap
probably
may
peradventure
can be
might
ablins
could be
may be
almost all
majority
belike
in all likelihood
in all probability
likely
aiblins
ablings
at a pinch
conceivably
haply
mayhappen
praps
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pø.t‿ɛtʁ/
Etymology
From peut (“(it) can”, “(it) may”) + être (“be”). Equivalent to Catalan potser, English maybe.
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