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maybe
[ mey-bee ]
adverb
- perhaps; possibly:
Maybe I'll go too.
noun
- a possibility or uncertainty.
maybe
/ ˈɪˌː /
adverb
- perhaps
- ( as sentence modifier )
maybe I'll come tomorrow
sentence substitute
- possibly; neither yes nor no
Word History and Origins
Origin of maybe1
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Example Sentences
"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."
“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.”
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.
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.
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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