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maybe

[ mey-bee ]

adverb

  1. perhaps; possibly:

    Maybe I'll go too.



noun

  1. a possibility or uncertainty.

maybe

/ ˈɪˌː /

adverb

    1. perhaps
    2. ( as sentence modifier )

      maybe I'll come tomorrow

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sentence substitute

  1. possibly; neither yes nor no
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of maybe1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English may be, short for it may be
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"We have these small pieces now, like a puzzle," he says, "I think that maybe in a year or two years we will have a complete image of why they cancelled the elections."

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“It’s a loss for taxpayers, it’s a loss for communities, it’s a loss for the environment. Not producing the report saves us basically nothing and costs us maybe everything.”

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OK, so maybe hired isn’t an accurate term because O’Neal — whose net worth is estimated at $500 million — will do the job on a voluntary basis.

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And maybe it’s not because I haven’t been wanted as an actor, maybe it’s because I also want a certain quality of life.

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This, to me, is one of the most shocking pieces of poll data that I truthfully have seen this year or maybe in any prior year….

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