perhaps
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Britannica Dictionary definition of PERHAPS
◊ Perhaps is a more formal word than maybe. It is used when you are talking about an action that might happen in the future.
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Perhaps we'll meet again.
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“Will you come with us?” “I don't know. Perhaps.”
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“Will you come with us?” “Perhaps, perhaps not.”
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“Perhaps I'll come with you and perhaps I won't.”
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They're hoping that she'll perhaps change her mind. = They're hoping that perhaps she'll change her mind.
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You should hear from them soon, perhaps even by next week. = Perhaps you'll hear from them by next week.
It is also used to suggest something that is possibly correct, true, or proper.
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Perhaps we should just stay here and wait.
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Perhaps it would be better if you left.
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There were perhaps 10,000 people at the event.
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The shed is 20, perhaps 25, feet long.
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We waited an hour, perhaps more.
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Perhaps it's time to think about your future.
And perhaps can be used to say that one thing is true but that something else is also true.
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Perhaps it's not as great as her first book, but it's still worth reading.
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The instructions are still confusing, perhaps, but they're much better than they were before.
