perhaps
adverb
, ˈpraps\
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Synonyms: Adverb
conceivably, maybe, mayhap, perchance, possibly
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perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt itRecent Examples on the Web: Adverb
But perhaps the most surprising character return from the teaser trailer is Emperor Palpatine, cackling at the trailer's end. — Adam Schubak, Popular Mechanics, "Everything We Know So Far About 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'," 12 Apr. 2019 As such, Nvidia says GeForce GTX gamers should expect to run ray tracing at Low quality, perhaps paired with a reduction in other graphics effects, and probably at 1080p resolution. — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, "RTX on GTX: Nvidia's latest driver unlocks ray tracing on GeForce GTX graphics cards," 11 Apr. 2019 This happens at school, during parties, and perhaps most painfully, with your mother. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "20 Things You'll Only Understand If You Have a Sister," 27 Mar. 2019 Mulroney is perhaps best known for dressing Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, the wife of Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, but the 36-year-old has had a long career in public relations and fashion design. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Meet Meghan Markle's Best Friend Jessica Mulroney," 20 Feb. 2019 Then there’s the more exciting news, which is a potential Dragon Age reveal set for December—perhaps at the Game Awards, though Casey Hudson’s blog post doesn’t say for sure. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "This week in games: Obsidian teases a game reveal, the FTC pledges to look into loot boxes," 30 Nov. 2018 For the first time—perhaps ever—Jack doesn’t try to go after Nicky. — Candice Frederick, Harper's BAZAAR, "This Is Us Just Dropped Two Massive Bombshells," 28 Nov. 2018 Who doesn't want to save money on a tropical getaway to the Caribbean or Mexico, perhaps places like Aruba and Cancun? — Jill Fergus, Good Housekeeping, "The Best Sites and Apps for Finding Last-Minute Travel Deals," 26 Feb. 2019 Or, perhaps Charles was already intrigued from Camilla's experience and Meghan helped inspire him to try it out. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Wait, Is Meghan Markle Giving Her In-Laws the Inspiration to Do Yoga?," 18 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'perhaps.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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