perhaps
perhaps Lexical Profile
perhaps Game Scores & Validity
• adverb
Used to express uncertainty or possibility when stating something.
"Perhaps the train was delayed by the heavy snowfall in the mountains."
Used to make a polite request, suggestion, or understatement.
"Perhaps you would like to join us for coffee after the lecture concludes."
Used when making a rough estimate or approximation of a number or quantity.
"There were perhaps two hundred scholars attending the annual symposium."
• noun
A supposition, contingency, or uncertain possibility.
"Planning a major expedition requires concrete logistics rather than a series of vague perhapses."
• Rhymes for perhaps
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the early 16th century from the Latinate prefix 'per' (meaning 'by' or 'through') combined with the plural of the Middle English noun 'hap' (meaning 'chance', 'fortune', or 'luck', borrowed from Old Norse 'happ'), modeled after earlier 'peradventure' and 'perchance'.