What does Maybe mean?

Definitions for Maybe
ˈmeɪ bimaybe

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

  1. maybenoun

    Something that is possibly true.

  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.

  3. maybeadverb

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

  4. maybeadjective

    Possible; uncertain.

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

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

Wikipedia

  1. Maybe

    Maybe means yes

ChatGPT

  1. Maybe

    Maybe is a term used to express uncertainty or lack of a definite answer or decision. It indicates a possibility or potential outcome without making a commitment. It suggests that a situation or event could occur, but there is also a chance that it may not. Therefore, it represents an ambiguous or unclear state of affairs.

  2. maybe

    Maybe refers to uncertainty or a lack of definite answer or decision. It suggests a possibility or probability without committing to a definite outcome. It can be used to express doubt, hesitation, or indecisiveness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Maybeadverb

    perhaps; possibly; peradventure

  2. Maybeadjective

    possible; probable, but not sure

  3. Maybenoun

    possibility; uncertainty

  4. Etymology: [For it may be.]

Wikidata

  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

  2. beamy

  3. embay

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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. Daragh Maher:

    It challenges the view that ECB easing is already in the price, there is recognition now that maybe there wasn't as much in the price as some claimed.

  2. Fran Lundell:

    We think we're lucky, we thought maybe March or April we might get it, but this is fantastic to get it, certainly.

  3. Republican Arizona Rep. Martha McSally:

    That's the kind of logic that the Taliban and other extremist organizations use in order to keep women segregated from men in their societies, that 'We're trying to keep women safe,' when you have a potential assaulter or rapist in your unit, would you be okay with him staying there and then maybe committing assault on other civilians somewhere else?

  4. Jeff Miller:

    Then maybe going forward you wouldn't make anymore disgusting, ignorant and offensive tweets. If I'm wrong and you're not ignorant about Holocaust. . then you are disgusting.

  5. Raffaele Petralla:

    Maybe there's no way to escape, i think most of them are not educated, they are illiterate people, and they don't know how they can escape from this situation.

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