Definitions for Perhaps
pərˈhæpsper·haps

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 4 votes

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"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perhapsadverb

   Peradventure; it may be.

   Etymology: per and hap.

   Perhaps the good old man that kiss’d his son,
   And left a blessing on his head,
   His arms about him spread,
   Hopes yet to see him ere his glass be run. Thomas Flatman.

   Somewhat excellent may be invented, perhaps more excellent than the first design, though Virgil must be still excepted, when that perhaps takes place. Dryden.

   His thoughts inspir’d his tongue,
   And all his soul receiv’d a real love.
   Perhaps new graces darted from her eyes,
   Perhaps soft pity charm’d his yielding soul,
   Perhaps her love, perhaps her kingdom charm’d him. Smith.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perhaps

   Perhaps is an adverb that is used to express uncertainty or possibility; it indicates that something may happen or may be true but is not guaranteed or confirmed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perhapsadverb

   by chance; peradventure; perchance; it may be

2. Etymology: [Per + hap chance.]

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perhaps

   per-haps′, adv. it may be: possibly.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Perhaps' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #258

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Perhaps' in Written Corpus Frequency: #248

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Perhaps' in Adverbs Frequency: #40

Anagrams for Perhaps »

1. prehaps

How to pronounce Perhaps?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Perhaps in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Perhaps in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Perhaps in a Sentence

1. Linh Nyugen:

   I haven't lost my fascination with Inbound Japan yet, but perhaps Inbound Japan may need to realize that Inbound Japan needs foreigners as opposed to the other way around.

2. Elon Musk:

   If in doubt, let the speech exist, if it's a gray area, I would say, let the tweet exist. But obviously in the case where there's perhaps a lot of controversy, you would not necessarily want to promote that tweet.

3. Jorge Luis Borges:

   The truth is that we live out our lives putting off all that can be put off; perhaps we all know deep down that we are immortal and that sooner or later all men will do and know all things.

4. Dan Goods:

   Imagination is so critical to creating a future you want to be part of. Many of the things we are doing today were imagined by artists and science fiction writers decades ago. These destinations are all actual places that we know about, and one day, perhaps humans can go to them in the future. it was really important to us that we worked with the technical community to make sure what we were showing could someday happen.

5. David McQueen:

   The company still focuses on profits and revenue rather than chasing volume and market share, which was the same mantra under Steve Jobs, perhaps Steve Jobs wouldn't have launched as many device types at different sizes, as Steve Jobs always feared cannibalizing revenue streams -- notably across iPad mini and larger screened iPhones.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Perhaps
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Perhaps
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Perhaps
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Perhaps
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Perhaps