Definitions for perhaps
pərˈhæpsper·haps

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 4 votes

1. possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, mayhap, peradventureadverb

   by chance

   "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perhapsadverb

   Peradventure; it may be.

   Etymology: per and hap.

   Perhaps the good old man that kiss’d his son,
   And left a blessing on his head,
   His arms about him spread,
   Hopes yet to see him ere his glass be run. Thomas Flatman.

   Somewhat excellent may be invented, perhaps more excellent than the first design, though Virgil must be still excepted, when that perhaps takes place. Dryden.

   His thoughts inspir’d his tongue,
   And all his soul receiv’d a real love.
   Perhaps new graces darted from her eyes,
   Perhaps soft pity charm’d his yielding soul,
   Perhaps her love, perhaps her kingdom charm’d him. Smith.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perhaps

   Perhaps is an adverb that is used to express uncertainty or possibility; it indicates that something may happen or may be true but is not guaranteed or confirmed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perhapsadverb

   by chance; peradventure; perchance; it may be

2. Etymology: [Per + hap chance.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perhaps

   Perhaps is the fourth album released by the Scottish New Wave band, Associates. It is the first album without founding multi-instrumentalist Alan Rankine.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perhaps

   per-haps′, adv. it may be: possibly.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'perhaps' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #258

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'perhaps' in Written Corpus Frequency: #248

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'perhaps' in Adverbs Frequency: #40

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for perhaps »

1. prehaps

How to pronounce perhaps?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say perhaps in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of perhaps in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of perhaps in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of perhaps in a Sentence

1. El Paso in which O'Rourke:

   And to some degree, El Paso in which O'Rourke're performing when El Paso in which O'Rourke're running for office, right ? you're never fully, wholly, truly yourself, warts and all. You are on a stage and you're projecting and you're acting in a way that you want people to read and form their picture of you. No one can help that. ... We're all actors on that stage, and no one more so than perhaps someone running for president. But I couldn't go do that.

2. Salim Abdool Karim:

   We would start by vaccinating about 100,000 individuals in the first step. We would look at the hospitalization rates once we've done those vaccinations. And if we find that the hospitalization rates are below the threshold -- that we are looking at -- then we can be confident that the vaccine is efficacious... and if so, we can then proceed to continuing the rollout, if we find that the hospitalizations are substantial -- more than we anticipated -- then we would have to stop, take stock of where we are and perhaps switch to other vaccines.

3. Manny Morales:

   It’s a litany of things, but it perhaps boils down to the systematic demoralization of the police department.

4. Timothy Treanor:

   When it becomes about turning in individuals you know and have had good relationships with, it is perhaps a tougher mental hurdle to get over.

5. Kirk Adams:

   A lot of Republicans inside the official AZ GOP apparatus have left their conservative principals behind. They're now loyal to a single man or personality versus a platform of ideas, perhaps this fever will break. But if it doesn't, it spells bad news for Republicans seeking office in this state.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=perhaps
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=perhaps
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=perhaps
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=perhaps
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=perhaps