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perhaps
[ per-haps ]
adverb
- maybe; possibly:
Perhaps the package will arrive today.
perhaps
/ pəˈhæps; præps /
adverb
- possibly; maybe
- ( as sentence modifier )
perhaps you'll see him tomorrow
he'll arrive tomorrow, perhaps
sentence substitute
- it may happen, be so, etc; maybe
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of perhaps1
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Example Sentences
Mr Hampshire said the late Queen Elizabeth II knew about the contacts with China and they were "perhaps even encouraged".
Signs, perhaps, of a cold wind blowing between Moscow and Washington?
He was uninterested, or perhaps unable to understand, the reason why America had been the "free world's" security guarantor during the Cold War and almost certainly failed to grasp the complexities of the nuclear age.
The younger Okura and company have been upgrading infrastructure steadily and would like to reopen the motel — perhaps even get the six cottages open in time for the Route 66 centennial in 2026.
“Despite their differences, there was always this feeling with John that perhaps one day they might get together again,†says Leslie.
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