| Pronunciation: | | 'meybee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adv] by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" |
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MAYBE is a 5 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | peradventure, perchance, perhaps, possibly |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\May"be\, adv. [For it may be.]
Perhaps; possibly; peradventure.
Maybe the amorous count solicits her. --Shak.
In a liberal and, maybe, somewhat reckless way.
--Tylor.
\May"be\, a.
Possible; probable, but not sure. [R.]
Then add those maybe years thou hast to live. --Driden.
\May"be\, n.
Possibility; uncertainty. [R.]
What they offer is mere maybe and shift. --Creech.
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