perhaps
Pronunciation: /pəˈhæps/
The English word “perhaps” has 3 meanings listed here.
adverb
noun
- An uncertainty.
Etymology
From Middle English perhappes, perhappous, variant of earlier perhap (“perhaps, possibly”), equivalent to per- + hap (“chance, coincidence”) + -s, on model of Middle English parchaunce (modern perchance).
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