Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Possibly.
Perhaps John will come over for dinner.
There was a perhaps credible witness.
vielleicht, wohl
возмо́жноvozmóžno, мо́жет бытьmóžet bytʹ, мо́жетmóžet
ма́бутьmábutʹ, мо́же бу́тиmóže búty, можли́воmožlývo
(dated, not comparable)By chance.
by chance
Examples
965 sentencesI think perhaps I can help Tom.
Я думаю, що, може бути, я можу допомогти Тому.
I'm not sure, but perhaps Tom is already dead.
Я не впевнений, але, можливо, Том уже мертвий.
ruЯ не уверен, но возможно, Том уже мёртв.
Perhaps Tom knows who did it.
Можливо, Том знає, хто це зробив.
Perhaps I can be of help.
Може бути, я можу допомогти.
Perhaps I should talk with Tom.
Можливо, мені слід поговорити з Томом.
ruВозможно, я должен поговорить с Томом.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English perhappes, perhappous, variant of earlier perhap (“perhaps, possibly”)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).
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Synonyms
8 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- C1Hedging and register — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
4 patterns- perhaps the only
- thought that perhaps
- think that perhaps
- but perhaps