maybe

[mey-bee]

adverb

1. perhaps; possibly.

   Maybe I'll go too.

noun

1. a possibility or uncertainty.

maybe

/ ˈmeɪˌbiː /

adverb

1. 1. perhaps

   2. ( as sentence modifier )

      maybe I'll come tomorrow

1. possibly; neither yes nor no

Word History and Origins

Origin of maybe¹

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

Example Sentences

“And writing … I like where I’m at right now, where I can read the script and say, ‘Well, maybe this,’ and add a little bit to it.

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Those who had marched off to war with youthful idealism and energy return home calloused, maybe wiser, but cynical.

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We would later recount the almosts and the maybes in our nearly 20 years in Los Angeles.

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Once the kids are down, maybe Vanessa and I will take in whatever show we’re watching at that time.

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One day my wife asked, in a very calm and rational voice, if we could maybe have fewer books about Nazis on our bedside table.

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