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perhaps

[ per-haps ]

adverb

  1. maybe; possibly:

    Perhaps the package will arrive today.



perhaps

/ pəˈhæps; præps /

adverb

    1. possibly; maybe
    2. ( as sentence modifier )

      perhaps you'll see him tomorrow

      he'll arrive tomorrow, perhaps

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sentence substitute

  1. it may happen, be so, etc; maybe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of perhaps1

First recorded in 1520–30; earlier perhappes, perhapis “by hapsâ€; equivalent to per + hap 1 + -s 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of perhaps1

C16 perhappes, from per by + happes chance, hap 1
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Mr Hampshire said the late Queen Elizabeth II knew about the contacts with China and they were "perhaps even encouraged".

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Signs, perhaps, of a cold wind blowing between Moscow and Washington?

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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.

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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.

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“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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