mayhap

may·hap

 (mā′hăp′, mā-hăp′)

adv.

Perhaps; perchance.

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[From the phrase it may hap.]

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mayhap

(ˈmeɪˌhæp)

adv

an archaic word for perhaps

[C16: shortened from it may hap]

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may•hap

(ˌmeɪˈhæp, ˈmeɪˌhæp)

adv.

perhaps.

[1530–40; short for it may hap]

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

mayhap - 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, peradventure, perhaps, possibly, perchance

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mayhap

adverb

Possibly but not certainly:

maybe, perchance, perhaps.

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