Definitions for perhaps
pərˈhæpsper·haps

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Perhaps(adverb)

   by chance; peradventure; perchance; it may be

Origin: [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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Perhaps

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

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1. 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

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

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. Chief Executive Officer Bill Downe:

   Perhaps this time next year.

2. Vivien Azer:

   This is perhaps not surprising.

3. Randy Page:

   Perhaps in some cycles it has been.

4. Eva Schloss:

   Perhaps they didn't really think about it.

5. The New York-born Kennedy:

   I love comedy perhaps more than anything else.

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