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maybe
[ mey-bee ]
/ ËmeÉȘ bi /
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adverb
perhaps; possibly: Maybe I'll go too.
noun
a possibility or uncertainty.
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Origin of maybe
1375â1425; late Middle English may be, short for it may be
Words nearby maybe
MayagĂŒez, Mayakovski, Mayan, May apple, Mayas, maybe, Maybeck, May beetle, maybird, May-blob, May blobs
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British Dictionary definitions for maybe
maybe
/ (ËmeÉȘËbiË) /
adverb
- perhaps
- (as sentence modifier)maybe I'll come tomorrow
sentence substitute
possibly; neither yes nor no
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