Etymology: [ mA-bE also me- ] (adverb.) 15th century. may + be
Synonyms: mayhaps, peradventure, perhaps, possibly, could be, might be, possible, as it may be, can be, conceivable, conceivably, credible, feasible, imaginably, it could be, obtainable, perchance, weather permitting
Modifies a verb, indicating a lack of certainty, perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement), Something that is possibly true, perhaps, Something that may be true, mebbe, Perhaps; possibly; peradventure, Possibility; uncertainty, You can say maybe as a response to a question or remark, when you do not want to agree or disagree. `Is she coming back?' --- `Maybe. No one hears from her.' = perhaps, You use maybe to indicate that, although a comment is partly true, there is also another point of view that should be considered. Maybe there is jealousy, but I think the envy is more powerful = perhaps, politeness You use maybe when you are making suggestions or giving advice. Maybe is also used to introduce polite requests. Maybe we can go to the movies or something Wait a while, maybe a few days. = perhaps, vagueness You use maybe to express uncertainty, for example when you do not know that something is definitely true, or when you are mentioning something that may possibly happen in the future in the way you describe. Maybe she is in love I do think about having children, maybe when I'm 40 = perhaps, vagueness You use maybe when you are making a rough guess at a number, quantity, or value, rather than stating it exactly. The men were maybe a hundred feet away and coming closer. = about, People use maybe to mean `sometimes', particularly in a series of general statements about what someone does, or about something that regularly happens. They'll come to the bar for a year, or maybe even two, then they'll find another favourite spot, No, Possible; probable, but not sure, perhaps (adverb), as in: Maybe we can get a toy for you tomorrow, 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", possibly, perhaps, mebby, plural of maybe,
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Modifies a verb, indicating a lack of certainty
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perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement)
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Something that is possibly true
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perhaps
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Something that may be true
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mebbe
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Perhaps; possibly; peradventure
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Possibility; uncertainty
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You can say maybe as a response to a question or remark, when you do not want to agree or disagree. `Is she coming back?' --- `Maybe. No one hears from her.' = perhaps
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You use maybe to indicate that, although a comment is partly true, there is also another point of view that should be considered. Maybe there is jealousy, but I think the envy is more powerful = perhaps
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politeness You use maybe when you are making suggestions or giving advice. Maybe is also used to introduce polite requests. Maybe we can go to the movies or something Wait a while, maybe a few days. = perhaps
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vagueness You use maybe to express uncertainty, for example when you do not know that something is definitely true, or when you are mentioning something that may possibly happen in the future in the way you describe. Maybe she is in love I do think about having children, maybe when I'm 40 = perhaps
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vagueness You use maybe when you are making a rough guess at a number, quantity, or value, rather than stating it exactly. The men were maybe a hundred feet away and coming closer. = about
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People use maybe to mean `sometimes', particularly in a series of general statements about what someone does, or about something that regularly happens. They'll come to the bar for a year, or maybe even two, then they'll find another favourite spot
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No
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Possible; probable, but not sure
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perhaps (adverb), as in: Maybe we can get a toy for you tomorrow
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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"
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