perhaps
Part of speech: adv
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English perhappes, perhappous, variant of earlier perhap (“perhaps, possibly”), equivalent to per + hap (“chance, coincidence”) + -s, on model of Middle English parchaunce (modern perchance).
Base: per
Affixes: -s
Inflected forms:
form: perhap
pos: adv
tags: alternative
form: perhapses
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: perhap
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Possibly.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: Perhaps John will come over for dinner.
There was a perhaps credible witness.
He was seriously wounded, perhaps fatally.
The stories did not seem to me to touch life. They were plainly intended to have a bracing moral effect, and perhaps had this result for the people at whom they were aimed.
With some of it on the south and more of it on the north of the great main thoroughfare that connects Aldgate and the East India Docks, St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London.
It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […].
However, before most of this was experimentally and observationally discovered, they were perhaps best known for their “almost unique” ability to squirt ink when harangued, creating a smokescreen before jetting off to safety.
gloss: By chance.
pos: adv
tags: dated
not-comparable
examples: […] will live until he dies perhaps, and then lie down in clover.
gloss: An uncertainty.
pos: noun
examples: I cannot conceive what atheism, or skepticism, or positivism could do for me now, with their negations, and endless and contradictory perhapses, and perhapses, and perhapses.
Synonyms: bechance
belike
maybe
mayhap
mayhaps
peradventure
perchance
Related words: perhapser
Derived words: perhappenstance
perhapsy
Translations:
lang: Albanian
word: ndoshta
lang: Arabic
word: رُبَّمَا
roman: rubbamā
lang: Arabic
word: مِن اَلْمُمْكِن
roman: min al-mumkin
lang: Arabic
word: لَعَلَّ
roman: laʕalla
lang: Arabic
word: يمكن
roman: yimkin
lang: Arabic
word: يمكن
roman: yimkin
lang: Arabic
word: بلكن
roman: balkin
lang: Arabic
word: يمكن
roman: yimkin
lang: Arabic
word: يمكن
roman: yimkin
lang: Arabic
word: بلكي
roman: balki
lang: Arabic
word: بركي
roman: barki
lang: Arabic
word: بجوز
roman: bijūz
lang: Arabic
word: ممكن
roman: mumken
lang: Arabic
word: احتمال
roman: iħtimāl
lang: Arabic
word: يمكن
roman: yimkin
lang: Arabic
word: بلكي
roman: balki
lang: Armenian
word: միգուցե
roman: migucʻe
lang: Azerbaijani
word: bəlkə
lang: Bashkir
word: бәлки
roman: bəlki
lang: Bashkir
word: мөмкин
roman: mömkin
lang: Bashkir
word: ихтимал
roman: ixtimal
lang: Basque
word: beherbada
lang: Belarusian
word: мо́жа быць
roman: móža bycʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: магчы́ма
roman: mahčýma
lang: Belarusian
word: мо́жа
roman: móža
lang: Belarusian
word: ма́быць
roman: mábycʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: мо
roman: mo
lang: Central Bikol
word: tibaad
lang: Breton
word: marteze
lang: Bulgarian
word: мо́же би
roman: móže bi
lang: Catalan
word: potser
lang: Catalan
word: tal vegada
lang: Catalan
word: possiblement
lang: Cherokee
word: ᎠᏎᏱᎩ
roman: aseyigi
lang: Cherokee
word: ᎠᏎᏛ
roman: asedv
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 也許 /也许
roman: yěxǔ
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 或許 /或许
roman: huòxǔ
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 或是
roman: huòshì
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 可能
roman: kěnéng
lang: Ngazidja Comorian
word: amɓesee
lang: Coptic
word: ⲁⲣⲏⲩ
roman: arēu
lang: Corsican
word: forse
lang: Czech
word: možná
lang: Czech
word: snad
lang: Danish
word: måske
lang: Dutch
word: misschien
lang: Dutch
word: wellicht
lang: Esperanto
word: eble
lang: Estonian
word: ehk
lang: Estonian
word: järsku
lang: Estonian
word: vahest
lang: Estonian
word: võib-olla
lang: Estonian
word: võibolla
lang: Estonian
word: äkki
lang: Faroese
word: kanska
lang: Finnish
word: ehkä
lang: Finnish
word: mahdollisesti
lang: Finnish
word: kenties
lang: French
word: peut-être
lang: French
word: possiblement
lang: Friulian
word: forsit
lang: Galician
word: se cadra
lang: Galician
word: tal vez
lang: Galician
word: quizais
lang: Galician
word: cecais
lang: Galician
word: quizaves
lang: Galician
word: seica
lang: Gallo
word: ventieil'
lang: Georgian
word: შესაძლოა
roman: šesaʒloa
lang: Georgian
word: ეგებ
roman: egeb
lang: Georgian
word: იქნებ
roman: ikneb
lang: German
word: vielleicht
lang: German
word: wohl
lang: Greek
word: ίσως
roman: ísos
lang: Greek
word: μάλλον
roman: mállon
lang: Greek
word: ενδεχομένως
roman: endechoménos
lang: Greek
word: μήπως
roman: mípos
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἴσως
roman: ísōs
lang: Gujarati
word: કદાચ
roman: kadāc
lang: Hausa
word: yiwu
lang: Hausa
word: iya
lang: Hawaiian
word: paha
lang: Hawaiian
word: malia
lang: Hebrew
word: אוּלַי
roman: ulái
lang: Hindi
word: कदाचित
roman: kadācit
lang: Hindi
word: शायद
roman: śāyad
lang: Hindi
word: कदाचित्
roman: kadācit
lang: Hungarian
word: talán
lang: Icelandic
word: kannski
lang: Ido
word: forsan
lang: Indonesian
word: mungkin
lang: Indonesian
word: barangkali
lang: Indonesian
word: mungkin saja
lang: Interlingua
word: forsan
lang: Inuktitut
word: ᐃᒻᒪᖄ
roman: immaqaa
lang: Irish
word: b'fhéidir
lang: Istriot
word: fuorsi
lang: Italian
word: forse
lang: Japanese
word: 多分
roman: tabun
lang: Japanese
word: 若しや
roman: moshiya
lang: Japanese
word: …かもしれない
roman: ...kamo shirenai
lang: Japanese
word: …でしょう
roman: deshō
lang: Japanese
word: 恐らく
roman: osoraku
lang: Japanese
word: もしかして
roman: moshikasite
lang: Japanese
word: ひょっとして
roman: hyottoshite
lang: Kazakh
word: мүмкін
roman: mümkın
lang: Khmer
word: ប្រហែល
roman: prɑɑhael
lang: Korean
word: 아마
roman: ama
lang: Korean
word: 아마도
roman: amado
lang: Korean
word: 어쩌면
roman: eojjeomyeon
lang: Central Kurdish
word: بەڵکوو
roman: bellkû
lang: Central Kurdish
word: بەشکوم
roman: beşkum
lang: Central Kurdish
word: بەشکوو
roman: beşkû
lang: Central Kurdish
word: ڕەنگە
roman: renge
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: belkî
lang: Kyrgyz
word: балким
roman: balkim
lang: Kyrgyz
word: мүмкүн
roman: mümkün
lang: Lao
word: ບາງທີ
roman: bāng thī
lang: Latin
word: fortasse
lang: Latin
word: forsitan
lang: Latin
word: fors
lang: Latin
word: forsit
lang: Latin
word: forte
lang: Latin
word: forsan
lang: Latin
word: fortassis
lang: Latvian
word: varbūt
lang: Lithuanian
word: galbūt
lang: Livonian
word: agā
lang: Lushootseed
word: ʔəx̌id kʷa
lang: Lushootseed
word: ʔəx̌id la
lang: Macedonian
word: можеби
roman: možebi
lang: Malay
word: barangkali
lang: Malayalam
word: ഒരുപക്ഷേ
roman: orupakṣē
lang: Māori
word: āwhai
lang: Māori
word: pea
lang: Māori
word: ētia
lang: Eastern Mari
word: але
roman: aĺe
lang: Mirandese
word: talbeç
lang: Mongolian
word: магадгүй
roman: magadgüj
lang: Norman
word: p'tête
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: kanskje
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: kan hende
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: må hende
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: muligens
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: muligvis
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: kanskje
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: kan henda
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: må henda
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: mogelegvis
lang: Occitan
word: benlèu
lang: Occitan
word: bensai
lang: Ojibwe
word: maagizhaa
lang: Old English
word: weald þēah
lang: Old Norse
word: nǫkkut
lang: Old Norse
word: léttliga
lang: Old Norse
word: má
lang: Pashto
word: شايد
roman: šāyád
lang: Persian
word: شاید
roman: šâyad
lang: Persian
word: گاس
roman: gâs
lang: Plautdietsch
word: veleicht
lang: Polish
word: może
lang: Polish
word: bodaj
lang: Polish
word: zapewne
lang: Portuguese
word: talvez
lang: Quechua
word: ichá
lang: Romanian
word: poate
lang: Romanian
word: posibil
lang: Russian
word: возмо́жно
roman: vozmóžno
lang: Russian
word: мо́жет быть
roman: móžet bytʹ
lang: Russian
word: мо́жет
roman: móžet
lang: Russian
word: наве́рное
roman: navérnoje
lang: Sanskrit
word: स्यात्
roman: syāt
lang: Scots
word: aiblins
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: 's dòcha
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: 's mathaid
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: dh'fhaoidte
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: мо̀жда
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: мо̏гӯће
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: mòžda
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: mȍgūće
lang: Sicilian
word: forsi
lang: Sicilian
word: fraci
lang: Slovak
word: možno
lang: Slovak
word: snáď
lang: Slovak
word: môžbyť
lang: Slovak
word: azda
lang: Slovak
word: pravdepodobne
lang: Slovene
word: mordà
lang: Slovene
word: mogóče
lang: Spanish
word: acaso
lang: Spanish
word: quizá
lang: Spanish
word: quizás
lang: Spanish
word: tal vez
lang: Swahili
word: huenda
lang: Swahili
word: pingine
lang: Swedish
word: kanske
lang: Swedish
word: möjligen
lang: Tajik
word: шояд
roman: šoyad
lang: Tajik
word: мумкин
roman: mumkin
lang: Tajik
word: эҳтимол
roman: ehtimol
lang: Talysh
word: شاید
roman: šâyad
lang: Taos
word: yúhi
lang: Tatar
word: бәлки
roman: bälki
lang: Tatar
word: мөмкин
roman: mömkin
lang: Tatar
word: ихтимал
roman: ixtimal
lang: Thai
word: ไม่แน่
roman: mâi-nɛ̂ɛ
lang: Thai
word: บางที
roman: baang-tii
lang: Turkish
word: belki
lang: Turkmen
word: belki
lang: Ugaritic
word: 𐎎𐎐𐎄𐎓
roman: mndʿ
lang: Ukrainian
word: ма́буть
roman: mábutʹ
lang: Ukrainian
word: мо́же бу́ти
roman: móže búty
lang: Ukrainian
word: можли́во
roman: možlývo
lang: Ukrainian
word: мо́же
roman: móže
lang: Ukrainian
word: пе́вно
roman: pévno
lang: Urdu
word: شاید
roman: śāyad
lang: Urdu
word: غالباً
roman: ġāliban
lang: Uyghur
word: بەلكى
roman: belki
lang: Uyghur
word: مۇمكىن
roman: mumkin
lang: Uzbek
word: balki
lang: Uzbek
word: ehtimol
lang: Vietnamese
word: có lẽ
lang: Vietnamese
word: có thể
lang: Volapük
word: ba
lang: Welsh
word: efallai
lang: Yiddish
word: אפֿשר
roman: efsher