perhaps

[per-haps]

adverb

1. maybe; possibly.

   Perhaps the package will arrive today.

perhaps

/ pəˈhæps, præps /

adverb

1. 1. possibly; maybe

   2. ( as sentence modifier )

      he'll arrive tomorrow, perhaps

      perhaps you'll see him tomorrow

1. it may happen, be so, etc; maybe

Word History and Origins

Origin of perhaps¹

First recorded in 1520–30; earlier perhappes, perhapis “by haps”; equivalent to per + hap ¹ + -s ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of perhaps¹

C16 perhappes, from per by + happes chance, _hap ¹

Example Sentences

But perhaps after this month don’t underestimate Europe, either.

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But perhaps the real test of Leo’s international debut lies in Lebanon.

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The staff, for no evident reason, apart perhaps from the house lacking “a working kitchen,” lives in tents on the front lawn.

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It’s perhaps appropriate today to give thanks for the drama, thanks for the art, thanks for the breathtaking uncertainty of the diamonds of October.

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Nvidia has gone on the offensive — or perhaps the defensive — to reshape the recent narrative around the artificial-intelligence trade and the company’s place in it.

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