may be

Sana sık sık sigara içme,o şekilde sigara içme deniliyorsa, düşünmeye başla, belki sigara içmek toplum ahlakına ya da bir şeye yönelik tehdittir. - When you are constantly told no smoking, no smoking like that, you start thinking, maybe smoking really is a threat to public morals or something.

Belki bu dünya başka bir gezegenin cehennemi. - Maybe this world is another planet's Hell.

possibly, could be, might be

belki, belki olabilir

English - English

Definition of may be in English English dictionary

possibly, could be, might be

maybe

Something that is possibly true

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Modifies a verb, indicating a lack of certainty

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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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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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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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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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Possibility; uncertainty

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Possible; probable, but not sure

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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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perhaps (adverb), as in: Maybe we can get a toy for you tomorrow

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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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Something that may be true

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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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perhaps

Perhaps this is all you have left to do. - Maybe this is all you have left to do.

Perhaps the only one here who needs to do that is Tom. - Maybe the only one here who needs to do that is Tom.

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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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possibly, perhaps

maybe

Perhaps; possibly; peradventure

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mebbe

may be

Hyphenation

May be

Turkish pronunciation

mey bi

Pronunciation

/ˈmā bē/ /ˈmeɪ biː/

Etymology

[ mA ] (verbal auxiliary.) before 12th century. Middle English , from Old English mæg; akin to Old High German mag have power, am able , and perhaps to Greek mEchos means, expedient.