perhaps

per·haps  (pr-hps)

adv.

Maybe; possibly.

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[From Middle English perhap : per, by (from Latin; see per) + hap, chance; see hap.]

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perhaps [pəˈhæps (informal) præps]

adv

a.  possibly; maybe

b.  (as sentence modifier) he'll arrive tomorrow, perhaps perhaps you'll see him tomorrow

sentence substitute

it may happen, be so, etc.; maybe

[C16 perhappes, from per by + happes chance, hap¹]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

perhaps - 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, mayhap, peradventure, possibly, perchance

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perhaps

adverb maybe, possibly, it may be, it is possible (that), conceivably, as the case may be, perchance (archaic), feasibly, for all you know, happen (Northern English dialect) Perhaps you're right.

Translations

perhaps [pəˈhæps] ADV → quizá(s), tal vez
perhaps he'll come → quizá or tal vez venga, a lo mejor viene
"will you be seeing her later?" - "perhaps" → -¿la vas a ver después? -a lo mejor or -tal vez or -puede que sí
perhaps not → puede que no
perhaps so → puede que sí, puede que así sea, quizá sea así
there were perhaps 50 people there → habría quizás unas 50 personas allí, puede que hubiese unas 50 personas allí

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perhaps [ˈpræps pə^rˈhæps] adv → peut-être
a bit boring, perhaps → un peu ennuyeux, peut-être
Perhaps he's ill → Il est peut-être malade.
Perhaps God does not exist → Dieu existe peut-être., Peut-être que Dieu existe.
perhaps not → peut-être pas
perhaps so → peut-être que oui
perhaps he'll ... → peut-être qu'il ...

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perhaps

adv → vielleicht; perhaps the greatest exponent of the art → der möglicherweise bedeutendste Vertreter dieser Kunst; perhaps so → das kann or mag sein; perhaps not → vielleicht (auch) nicht; will he make a complete recovery? — perhaps not, but we are doing our best → wird er sich ganz erholen? — das vielleicht nicht, aber wir tun unser Bestes; perhaps I might keep it for a day or two? → könnte ich es vielleicht or eventuell für ein oder zwei Tage behalten?

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perhaps [pəˈhæps, præps] adv → forse
perhaps so/not → forse sì/no, può darsi di sì/di no
perhaps he'll come → magari or forse verrà, può darsi che venga

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perhaps [pəˈhæps, præps] adv → forse
perhaps so/not → forse sì/no, può darsi di sì/di no
perhaps he'll come → magari or forse verrà, può darsi che venga

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perhaps

adv perhaps [pəˈhaps]

possibly Perhaps it will rain. dalk, miskien رُبَّما може би snad måske vielleicht ίσως quizás, tal vez võib-olla شاید ehkä peut-être אוּלָי संभवत: možda talán mungkin kannski, ef til vill forse たぶん 아마 galbūt iespējams, varbūt boleh jadi misschien kanskje, muligens być może talvez poate возможно asi mogoče možda kanske, möjligen บางที belki 也許 можливо شايد có thể 也许

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perhaps → لََعَّل možná måske vielleicht ενδεχομένως quizá ehkä peut-être možda forse ことによると 아마 misschien muligens być może talvez возможно kanske บางที belki có thể 或许