What does Perhaps mean?
Definitions for Perhaps
pərˈhæpsPer·haps
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Perhaps.
Princeton's WordNet
possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, mayhap, peradventure(adverb)
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"
Webster Dictionary
Perhaps(adverb)
by chance; peradventure; perchance; it may be
Origin: [Per + hap chance.]
Freebase
Perhaps
Perhaps is the fourth album released by the Scottish New Wave band, Associates. It is the first album without founding multi-instrumentalist Alan Rankine.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Perhaps
per-haps′, adv. it may be: possibly.
Editors Contribution
perhaps
A word used to convey there is a possibility.
Perhaps my sister will call tomorrow evening on her way back from the gym as she passes by her door and I have a CD to give back to her.
Submitted by MC Harmonious on November 22, 2016
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Perhaps' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #258
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Perhaps' in Written Corpus Frequency: #248
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Perhaps' in Adverbs Frequency: #40
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Perhaps in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Perhaps in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Perhaps in a Sentence
Chief Executive Officer Bill Downe:
Perhaps this time next year.
This is perhaps not surprising.
Perhaps in some cycles it has been.
I love comedy perhaps more than anything else.
At least we have something in common, perhaps.
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Translations for Perhaps
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- من الممكن, ربماArabic
- bəlkəAzerbaijani
- бәлки, мөмкинBashkir
- мо́жа, мо́жа быць, магчыма́Belarusian
- мо́же биBulgarian
- potserCatalan, Valencian
- forseCorsican
- možná, snadCzech
- måskeDanish
- vielleicht, wohlGerman
- μάλλον, ίσωςGreek
- ebleEsperanto
- quizás, quizá, tal vez, acasoSpanish
- ehkEstonian
- beherbadaBasque
- شایدPersian
- ehkäFinnish
- kanskaFaroese
- peut-êtreFrench
- b'fhéidirIrish
- 's dòcha, 's mathaidScottish Gaelic
- tal vez, quizais, quizáGalician
- אוליHebrew
- शायद, Hindi
- talánHungarian
- barangkali, jangan-jangan, mungkinIndonesian
- forsanIdo
- forseItalian
- ᐃᒻᒪᖄInuktitut
- 多分, でしょう, 若しや, かもしれないJapanese
- შესაძლოა, იქნებ, ეგებGeorgian
- ប្រហែលKhmer
- 아마Korean
- belkî, بهشکوو, بهشکوم, ڕهنگه, بهڵکووKurdish
- forsit, fortassis, fortasse, forsan, fors, forsitan, forteLatin
- ບາງທີLao
- varbūtLatvian
- misschien, wellichtDutch
- kanskje, muligensNorwegian
- może, podobnoPolish
- talvezPortuguese
- icháQuechua
- возмо́жно, мо́жет быть, мочь, наве́рноеRussian
- možno, snáď, môžbyťSlovak
- mogóče, mordàSlovene
- ndoshtaAlbanian
- kanske, möjligenSwedish
- huenda, pingineSwahili
- บางที, ไม่แน่Thai
- belkiTurkish
- можли́во, мо́же бу́ти, ма́буть, мо́жеUkrainian
- شایدUrdu
- có thể, có lẽVietnamese
- baVolapük
- אפֿשרYiddish
- 也许Chinese
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