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Maybe (adverb)
Modifies a verb, indicating a lack of certainty.
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Maybe (adverb)
(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement.
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Maybe (adjective)
Possible; uncertain.
“Then add those may-be years thou hast to live ― Dryden.”
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Maybe (noun)
Something that is possibly true.
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Maybe (noun)
An answer that shows neither agreement nor disagreement.
“The results of the poll were inconclusive. We got two yeses, three nos, and four maybes.”
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Maybe (noun)
A future event that may or may not happen.
“About your raise: it’s a big maybe.”
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Perhaps (adverb)
Modifies a verb, indicating a lack of certainty.
“Perhaps John will come over for dinner.”
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Perhaps (adverb)
By chance.
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Perhaps (noun)
An uncertainty.
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Maybe (adverb)
perhaps; possibly
“maybe I won’t go back”
“he was standing maybe 20 or 30 feet away”
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Maybe (noun)
a mere possibility or probability
“no ifs, buts, or maybes”
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Perhaps (adverb)
used to express uncertainty or possibility
“perhaps I should have been frank with him”
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Perhaps (adverb)
used when one does not wish to be too definite or assertive in the expression of an opinion
“perhaps not surprisingly, he was cautious about committing himself”
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Perhaps (adverb)
used when making a polite request, offer, or suggestion
“would you perhaps consent to act as our guide?”