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Perhaps

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

ad. Maybe; possibly.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

ad. Modifies a verb, indicating a lack of certainty.

ad. By chance.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

ad. By chance; peradventure; perchance; it may be.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

It may be; possibly; peradventure; perchance.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

ad. by chance

Word Usage

"I will leave you, Sir, I will fly; there will be enough other children to comfort you in your old age, since my mother lays three times a year; I will go far away and hide my misery from you, and perhaps, I added sobbing, perhaps I shall find, in our neighbors garden or in the gutters, some worms or spiders wherewith to support my sad existence."

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

peradventure perchance possibly maybe probably belike haply happily mayhap

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Japs Lapps apps caps chaps claps collapse craps elapse flaps