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may·be  (mb)
adv.
Perhaps; possibly.
n. Informal
1. An uncertainty: There are so many maybes involved in playing the stock market.
2. An uncertain reply: It's better to receive a fast and honest no than a drawn-out maybe.

maybe [ˈmeɪˌbiː]
adv
a.  perhaps
b.  (as sentence modifier) maybe I'll come tomorrow
sentence substitute
possibly; neither yes nor no
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.maybe - by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time"

maybe
adverb perhaps, possibly, it could be, conceivably, perchance (archaic), mayhap (archaic), peradventure (archaic) Maybe he sincerely wanted to help.
Translations
maybe [ˈmeɪbiː] ADVa lo mejor, quizá(s), tal vez
maybe he'll come tomorrowa lo mejor viene mañana, puede que or quizá(s) or tal vez venga mañana
maybe I should grow a moustachea lo mejor debería dejarme bigote
there were maybe ten people in the roomhabría unas diez personas en la habitación
maybe, maybe notpuede que sí, puede que no, a lo mejor sí, a lo mejor no

maybe [ˈmeɪbi] advpeut-être
a bit boring, maybe → un peu ennuyeux peut-être
Maybe she's at home → Elle est peut-être chez elle., Peut-être qu'elle est chez elle.
Maybe he'll change his mind → Il va peut-être changer d'avis., Peut-être qu'il va changer d'avis.
Maybe she is in love with him → Elle est peut-être amoureuse de lui., Peut-être qu'elle est amoureuse de lui.
maybe he'll ... → il va peut-être ..., peut-être qu'il ...
maybe not → peut-être pas
maybe so → peut-être
May Day npremier Mai m, fête f du Travail
on May Day → le premier mai

maybe
advvielleicht, kann sein(, dass …); that’s as maybekann schon sein; maybe, maybe notvielleicht, vielleicht auch nicht

maybe [ˈmeɪbiː] advforse, può darsi
maybe not → forse no, può darsi di no
maybe tomorrow → forse or magari domani
maybe he'll come → può darsi che venga, magari or forse verrà
maybe [ˈmeɪbiː] advforse, può darsi
maybe not → forse no, può darsi di no
maybe tomorrow → forse or magari domani
maybe he'll come → può darsi che venga, magari or forse verrà

maybe
adv maybe [ˈmeibiː]
it is possible (that); perhaps Maybe he'll come, and maybe he won't. dalk رُبَّما، من المُمْكِن може би možná måske vielleicht ίσως quizá, tal vez võib-olla ممکن است ehkä peut-être אוּלַי सम्भवत: možda talán mungkin ef til vill, kannski, má vera forse たぶん 아마도 galbūt iespējams; varbūt mungkin misschien kanskje, muligens, kan hende być może talvez poate может быть, возможно možno morda možda kanske, kanhända บางที belki 可能 можливо شاید có thể

maybe رُبما možná måske vielleicht ίσως quizá ehkä peut-être možda forse もしかしたら 아마 misschien kanskje być może talvez возможно kanske อาจจะ belki có thể 大概


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