Definitions for Maybe
ˈmeɪ biMaybe

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, mayhap, peradventureadverb

   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"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. maybenoun

   Something that is possibly true.

   Etymology: From an ellipsis of , equivalent to . Compare mayhap.

2. maybenoun

   An answer that shows neither agreement nor disagreement.

   The results of the poll were inconclusive. We got two yeses, three nos, and four maybes.

   Etymology: From an ellipsis of , equivalent to . Compare mayhap.

3. maybeadverb

   (as a pro-sentence) perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement)

   Etymology: From an ellipsis of , equivalent to . Compare mayhap.

4. maybeadjective

   Possible; uncertain.

   Then add those may-be years thou hast to live u2015 Dryden.

   Etymology: From an ellipsis of , equivalent to . Compare mayhap.

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1. Maybe

   Maybe means yes

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Maybeadverb

   perhaps; possibly; peradventure

   Etymology: [For it may be.]

2. Maybeadjective

   possible; probable, but not sure

   Etymology: [For it may be.]

3. Maybenoun

   possibility; uncertainty

   Etymology: [For it may be.]

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1. Maybe

   "Maybe" is a song performed by all-female German pop group No Angels. It was written and composed by Pelle Ankarberg, Niclas Molinder, Maryann Morgan, and Joacim Persson and originally recorded by American-Norwegian pop singer Trine Rein, featuring strings by violinist Andreas Ljones. An uplifting rock pop song that features a heavy guitar riff sample, it incorporates an uncredited sample of The Beatles' 1969 number-one record "Come Together", while its lyrics revolve around relationship that is built upon contingence and hesitancy. In October 2006, Rein and Ljones qualified for the Melodi Grand Prix 2007 with the song, the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was chosen. It eventually finished the contest in the final round, losing to Guri Schanke's "Ven a bailar conmigo". The same year, "Maybe" was also recorded by the re-formed No Angels for their fourth studio album, Destiny. Produced by frequent collaborators Twin from Redfly Music, it was selected as album's second single and released on June 15, 2007 in German-speaking Europe, where it reached number 36 on the German Singles Chart and number 62 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 chart, becoming one of the band's lowest-charting single up to that date.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Maybe' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1342

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Maybe' in Written Corpus Frequency: #322

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Maybe' in Adverbs Frequency: #98

Anagrams for Maybe »

1. abyme, beamy, embay

2. Abyme

3. Beamy

How to pronounce Maybe?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Maybe in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Maybe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Maybe in a Sentence

1. Zahi Hawass:

   I really believe that this site needs excavation maybe for the coming 50 years.

2. Will Ferrell:

   Was I the best player on the field today? maybe, maybe.

3. Carl Tobias:

   I don't have the impression that Parnell set out to kill people, he just ran his business in a way that caused a lot of injury and some deaths. The sentence was appropriate and maybe it should have been stiffer.

4. Claudio Descalzi:

   A lot of our projects are long term to have production in five or six years. And that is a problem. If you are cutting capex (capital expenditure) drastically now - we can have a lack of production in four or five years creating a new increased oil price at $200 maybe, what we need is stability... OPEC is like the central bank for oil which must give stability to the oil prices to be able to invest in a regular way.

5. Miguel Melo Azevedo:

   Normally out of every 10 opportunities you look at you do one. In Africa, maybe it's one in every 15.

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