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perhaps
[ per-haps ]
adverb
- maybe; possibly:
Perhaps the package will arrive today.
perhaps
/ pəˈhæps; præps /
adverb
- possibly; maybe
- ( as sentence modifier )
perhaps you'll see him tomorrow
he'll arrive tomorrow, perhaps
sentence substitute
- it may happen, be so, etc; maybe
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of perhaps1
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Example Sentences
He seems to chase that magic, perhaps rooted in his days as a teenage magician working at Outback Steakhouse in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio.
Nothing about all this ensures that some combination of factors in California or the rest of the world won’t rejumble these rankings, perhaps to the state’s disadvantage.
Corona is the favorite with a 25-2 record and the best pitcher perhaps in the nation in Seth Hernandez, who never has been tagged with a loss in two years of high school baseball.
Priscilla Pointer, a stage actor perhaps best known for roles in the movie “Carrie” and TV’s “Dallas,” died Monday, her family confirmed.
If I have the opportunity to perhaps be a voice and say 'look, this is the situation out there,' and kind of speak on their behalf.
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