What does maybe mean?
Definitions for maybe
ˈmeɪ bimaybe
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word maybe.
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"
Wiktionary
maybe(Noun)
Something that is possibly true.
Etymology: From an ellipsis of , equivalent to . Compare mayhap.
maybe(Noun)
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.
maybe(Adverb)
(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.
maybe(Adjective)
Possible; uncertain.
Then add those may-be years thou hast to live u2015 Dryden.
Etymology: From an ellipsis of , equivalent to . Compare mayhap.
Wikipedia
Maybe
Maybe means yes
Webster Dictionary
Maybe(adverb)
perhaps; possibly; peradventure
Etymology: [For it may be.]
Maybe(adj)
possible; probable, but not sure
Etymology: [For it may be.]
Maybe(noun)
possibility; uncertainty
Etymology: [For it may be.]
Freebase
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'maybe' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1342
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'maybe' in Written Corpus Frequency: #322
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'maybe' in Adverbs Frequency: #98
Anagrams for maybe »
abyme, beamy, embay
Abyme
Beamy
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of maybe in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of maybe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Maybe it will turn around, and if it doesn’t, enjoy what you have. Enjoy the time you have left.
Matthew Palermo, an intern at Tech Kids Unlimited, told Fox News. Some experts say people with ASD may gravitate towards technology because of its predictability. We have a set of expectations of what happens when we click on this, right ? When I click on start, the menu should pop, when I X it out its going to do this. And life is not like that, life is just confusing and technology is predictable and so that can maybe help build confidence, give them more agency to maybe try things that they have n’t tried before in a safe technological space versus the outside world.
If nothing else, the leaked e-mail confirms what we've long suspected: Al Jazeera is nothing less than a propoganda machine for those who hate America, and while they are busy banning words - maybe Al Jazeera ought to add impartial and objective journalism to its list.
We’re a week away from the vote on Brexit and that is causing some stress in some of the international markets, there’s still no clear cut indication as to how that might go, and as a result, that uncertainty is there and kind of maybe spilled over into our market a little.
I hope we've left in good stead, but maybe we have and maybe we haven't.
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- من الممكن, ربما, يمكنArabic
- бәлки, ихтималBashkir
- мабыць, моBelarusian
- може биBulgarian
- potserCatalan, Valencian
- хила тарлоChechen
- možná, asiCzech
- dichon, efallai, ellaWelsh
- måskeDanish
- mag sein, vielleicht, konnte seinGerman
- ίσως, μπορείGreek
- ebleEsperanto
- acaso, tal vez, quizáSpanish
- võib-olla, ehkEstonian
- naskiBasque
- شایدPersian
- ehkä, jospa, voi ollaFinnish
- kanskaFaroese
- peut-être, il se peut, peut êtreFrench
- b'fhéidir, is dóchaIrish
- 's dòcha, 's mathaidScottish Gaelic
- quizás, tal vezGalician
- אולי, יתכןHebrew
- talánHungarian
- միգուցեArmenian
- barangkali, mungkinIndonesian
- máske, kannski, máski, kannske, ef til villIcelandic
- chissà, forse, può essere, magariItalian
- אוליHebrew
- かもしれない, 多分, でしょう, 若しやJapanese
- შესაძლებელიაGeorgian
- ប្រហែលKhmer
- ಇರಬಹುದುKannada
- 아마, 아마도, 어쩌면Korean
- ڕهنگه, لهوانهیهKurdish
- martesenCornish
- fortasse, maybeLatin
- ບາງທີLao
- galLithuanian
- varbūtLatvian
- магадгүйMongolian
- mungkinMalay
- forsiMaltese
- misschien, mogelijk, wellicht, mogelijkerwijs, het zou kunnen, kan zijnDutch
- kanskjeNorwegian Nynorsk
- kan hende, kanskje det, kanskje, kan væreNorwegian
- iindogOjibwe, Ojibwa
- możePolish
- talvez, [[pode]] [[ser]], [[é]] [[possível]]Portuguese
- poateRomanian
- может быть, возможноRussian
- vari, možno, azdaSlovak
- mordà, mogóčeSlovene
- ndoshtaAlbanian
- kanske, måhända, möjligenSwedish
- இருக்கலாம்Tamil
- คงจะ, อาจจะThai
- belki, olabilirTurkish
- شایدUrdu
- có lẽVietnamese
- putete, kécfeye, motoitWalloon
- אפֿשר, זאל זייןYiddish
- 也許Chinese
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