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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
Etymology: [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.
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
FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2019, file photo, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly testifies during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee about about ongoing reports of substandard housing conditions in Washington, on Capitol Hill. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) After Croziersletter became public, Navy Secretary Thomas Modly then flew to the ship, at port in Guam, and delivered a speech to the crew in which Navy Secretary Thomas Modly lambasted Brett Crozier, saying Navy Secretary Thomas Modly was either too naive or too stupid to be in charge of an aircraft carrier -- or perhaps leaked the letter intentionally. Modly charged that Brett Crozier had allowed details of the ships operational security to become public, either recklessly or intentionally. If Brett Crozier [ Crozier ] didnt think, in my opinion, that this information [ the letter ] wasnt going to get out into the public, in this day and information age that we live in, then Brett Crozier was either A, too naive or too stupid to be a commanding officer of a ship like this, the alternative is that he did this on purpose.
He is a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured, OK? I hate to tell you, i believe perhaps he is a war hero.
Sometimes you don't get what you wanted so desperately, perhaps because something far better is waiting for you in the future.
An abrupt tightening would risk disrupting financial markets and perhaps even inadvertently push the economy into recession.
Well perhaps victory is found in a smaller, more honest soul.
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- 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
- शायदHindi
- 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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