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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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of perhaps1
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Example Sentences
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.
Funding cuts could merely hobble the lab’s staff and prevent the model from ever being advanced, or its operations could be shut down entirely, the responsibility perhaps passed on to another agency’s models.
Red Bull believe they can fix their issues with some upgrades that are due soon, perhaps for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in two races' time.
But perhaps that resistance is missing the broader picture - or reacting not to the model itself, but to poor implementations of it.
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