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

sentence substitute

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

Palm-sized disks, they’re the same weight as styrofoam with a scant sprinkle of flavor crystals, salt or maybe cinnamon, dusting the top and coating the crevices between each grain of puffy rice.

From Eater

They started off the investigation, trying to brush it off as maybe it’s just another case.

From Washington Blade

There’s a few new sensors, and the software has made strides, but maybe the best new feature is the line of new one-piece watchbands Apple calls the Solo Loop.

From Fortune

Between the 1970s and today, for example, the number of wild Atlantic salmon out there has been cut in half or maybe more, going from 8 to 10 million to just 3 to 4 million.

From Singularity Hub 

That’s good when you control the game script but maybe not against tougher opponents.

From FiveThirtyEight

“Our first few months we had maybe one client and then we went on The Tyra Banks Show,” says James.

From The Daily Beast

Except for maybe his brainiac wife… but she could do better anyway.

From The Daily Beast

But maybe you have to start somewhere else — with Lamont Waltman Marvin, Monty, his father, the Chief, the old man.

From The Daily Beast

I was out, maybe in the Great Barrier Reef catching black marlin.

From The Daily Beast

Who knew that “we shall overcome” meant “we, the few, shall book covers every decade or so, maybe, sometimes, if we are in style.”

From The Daily Beast

Maybe it didn't feel good to be on the hurricane deck of a good horse once more!

From Project Gutenberg

Maybe you never stopped to think that none of our family have necks—so far as you can notice.

From Project Gutenberg

Few knew—in fact maybe only one other, and that was her husband—or appreciated how much that false testimony had cost her.

From Project Gutenberg

Some time this summer we are going to get up a nice crowd and sail as far as Bar Harbor—maybe.

From Project Gutenberg

“Well, Hen knows how to kill snakes, but maybe she is a poor judge of character,” laughed Amy.

From Project Gutenberg