perchance
Literary. perhaps; maybe; possibly.
Archaic. by chance.
Origin of perchance
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How to use perchance in a sentence
The tourist climbing tna, or Vesuvius' rugged side, puffs on though they perchance have long since ceased to smoke.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.He always carries it about with him, and if perchance he gets out he is truly miserable.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Via, says Rex, meaning the road; communis is common; omnibus to all, meaning thereby—but perchance I weary you?
First Plays | A. A. MilneRichard felt—but perchance he was wrong—a quiver run through the Moslem; only for an instant, if at all.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisI gasped for breath while he replied, lest I should perchance have to hear of further misfortune.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for perchance
/ (pəˈtʃɑːns) /
perhaps; possibly
by chance; accidentally
Origin of perchance
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