perchance per·chance adv

perchance per·chance adv
[pə'tʃɒːns]
old (perhaps) forse

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  • Perchance — Per*chance , adv. [F. par by (L. per) + chance. See {Par}, and {Chance}.] By chance; perhaps; peradventure. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • per·chance — /pɚˈʧæns, Brit pəˈʧɑːns/ adv old fashioned + literary : maybe but not definitely : ↑perhaps “To sleep: perchance to dream…” ‒Shakespeare, Hamlet …   Useful english dictionary

  • perchance — per|chance [pəˈtʃa:ns US pərˈtʃæns] adv old use or literary [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: per chance by chance ] 1.) perhaps ▪ One day perchance I shall tell you. 2.) by chance ▪ Leave now, lest perchance he find you …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • perchance — per•chance [[t]pərˈtʃæns, ˈtʃɑns[/t]] adv. 1) perhaps; maybe; possibly 2) archaic by chance • Etymology: 1300–50; ME, var. of par chance by chance < AF …   From formal English to slang

  • perchance — /peuhr chans , chahns /, adv. 1. Literary. perhaps; maybe; possibly. 2. Archaic. by chance. [1300 50; ME, var. of par chance by chance < AF. See PER, CHANCE] * * * …   Universalium

  • perchance — [pər chans′] adv. [ME par chance < OFr par (L per), by + chance,CHANCE] Archaic 1. by chance; accidentally 2. perhaps; possibly …   English World dictionary

  • Perhaps — Per*haps , adv. [Per + hap chance.] By chance; peradventure; perchance; it may be. [1913 Webster] And pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. Acts viii. 22. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • possibly — adv perhaps, maybe, mayhap, Chiefly Dial. mayhappen, Literary. perchance, Archaic. per adventure; haply, it may be, as the chance may be, as luck will have it, for all or aught one knows; if possible, if at all or humanly possible, God willing,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • Egypt — • Provides information on history, religion, and literature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Egypt     Egypt     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Apostasy in Christianity — Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.[1] Apostasy in Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek… …   Wikipedia

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