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maybe

UK
/ˈmeɪ.bi/
US
/ˈmeɪ.bi/

Translations

maybeinterjection
UK
/ˈmeɪ.bi/
US
/ˈmeɪ.bi/
"Will you join us for dinner?" — "Maybe."
"Viendras-tu dîner avec nous ?" — "Peut-être."
Synonyms
well
maybe so
who knows
I guess
I suppose
perchance
might be
could be
possibly
perhaps
maybeadverb
UK
/ˈmeɪ.bi/
US
/ˈmeɪ.bi/
Maybe we should try a different approach to solve the problem.
Peut-être devrions-nous essayer une approche différente pour résoudre le problème.
It was maybe thirty degrees outside.
Il faisait peut-être trente degrés dehors.
Synonyms
possibly
probably
conceivably
perhaps
likely
maybenoun
maybes
pl
UK
/ˈmeɪ.bi/
US
/ˈmeɪ.bi/
Additional translations
un peut-êtreExpression nominale indiquant une possibilité incertaine.
Synonyms
conditional acceptance
tentative yes
option
prospect
uncertainty
chance
possibility

Definitions

maybeinterjection
Used alone to express uncertainty or lack of commitment to a decision or answer.
"Will you join us for dinner?" — "Maybe."
maybeadverb
Possibly; perhaps; used to express uncertainty or possibility.
Maybe we should try a different approach to solve the problem.
Roughly; about; used to express an estimate or approximation.
It was maybe thirty degrees outside.
maybenoun
An uncertain possibility or a situation that is not definite.
We're still a maybe for the party on Saturday.
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