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Definition of Perhaps
1. Adverb. By chance. "It may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time"
Definition of Perhaps
1. adv. By chance; peradventure; perchance; it may be.
Definition of Perhaps
1. Adverb. (non-gloss definition Modifies a verb, indicating a lack of certainty.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perhaps
1. something open to doubt or conjecture [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Perhaps
1. By chance; peradventure; perchance; it may be. "And pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee." (Acts viii. 22) Origin: Per + hap chance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perhaps
Literary usage of Perhaps
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"To say the truth, though I am hurt and grieved that I cannot still love her, that
I am never to hear from her, perhaps never to see her again, ..."
2. Around the world in eighty days by Jules Verne (1874)
"IN WHICH PASSEPARTOUT TALKS RATHER MORE, perhaps, THAN IS PRUDENT. Fix soon
rejoined Passepartout, who was lounging and looking about on the quay, ..."
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