maybe

may-be · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    Perhaps; possibly.

  2. 2.

    Used to express uncertainty or possibility.

  3. 3.

    Used when making a rough estimate or approximation.

  4. 4.

    A possibility or uncertainty; something that is not definite.

Related words

Antonyms: certainly, definitely
See also: perhaps, possibly, probably
Synonyms: conceivably, perhaps, possibly

Etymology

From Middle English, originally a phrase "it may be" that became fused into a single word. First recorded as one word in the 15th century.