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maybe

[ mey-bee ]

adverb

  1. perhaps; possibly:

    Maybe I'll go too.



noun

  1. a possibility or uncertainty.

maybe

/ ˈɪˌː /

adverb

    1. perhaps
    2. ( as sentence modifier )

      maybe I'll come tomorrow

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sentence substitute

  1. possibly; neither yes nor no
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of maybe1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English may be, short for it may be
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"Maybe they kept it for themselves, or maybe they traded it in the market."

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a blessing it would have been to know and trust things were going to work out, maybe not how I thought or wanted at the time, but workout nonetheless.

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"It wasn't until seven years ago that I had a massive wake-up call and realised the loud, energetic greengrocer persona I was on the telly was, maybe, becoming redundant. So I changed."

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My fridge used to be a shrine to burnout — shelves of vitamins, maybe a jar of mustard, nothing resembling a meal.

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Or maybe do some journaling or doomscrolling in bed, depending on what my mood is.

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