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- [pə'hæps, præps]
advforse
perhaps so/not — forse sì/no, può darsi di sì/di no
perhaps he'll come — magari or forse verrà, può darsi che venga
perhaps he's ill — forse è malato
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per|haps — «puhr HAPS, APS», adverb. it may be; maybe; possibly: »Perhaps a letter will come to you today. You may think, perhaps, that this work is unnecessary. ╂[Middle English per happes by chances] … Useful english 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
perhaps — per|haps W1S2 [pəˈhæps, præps US pər , præps] adv [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: per + haps, plural of hap chance (13 20 centuries) ( HAPPY)] 1.) used to say that something may be true, but you are not sure = ↑maybe ▪ Perhaps she s next door. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
perhaps — per|haps [ pər hæps ] adverb *** Perhaps can be used in the following ways: as a sentence adverb (making a comment on the whole sentence or clause): Perhaps we ve met before. as an ordinary adverb (before a number): He was perhaps 95. 1. ) used… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
perhaps — per•haps [[t]pərˈhæps[/t]] adv. maybe; possibly • Etymology: 1520–30; See per, hap, s I … From formal English to slang
perhaps — per·haps … English syllables
perhaps — /peuhr haps /, adv. maybe; possibly: Perhaps the package will arrive today. [1520 30; earlier perhappes, perhapis by haps. See PER, HAP1, S1] * * * … Universalium
perhaps — [16] The phrase by hap or by haps ‘by chance’ originated in the 14th century (hap ‘chance’, a borrowing from Old Norse, now survives in the derived happen). In the 16th century it was transformed into perhaps on the model of perchance [14] and… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
perhaps — [16] The phrase by hap or by haps ‘by chance’ originated in the 14th century (hap ‘chance’, a borrowing from Old Norse, now survives in the derived happen). In the 16th century it was transformed into perhaps on the model of perchance [14] and… … Word origins
