maybe

[ mey-bee ]
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adverb
  1. perhaps; possibly: Maybe I'll go too.

noun
  1. a possibility or uncertainty.

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Origin of maybe

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English may be, short for it may be

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British Dictionary definitions for maybe

maybe

/ (ˈmeɪˌbiː) /


adverb
    • perhaps

    • (as sentence modifier): maybe I'll come tomorrow

sentence substitute
  1. possibly; neither yes nor no

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