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perhaps adverb [ pəˈhaps ]

• used to express uncertainty or possibility.
• "perhaps I should have been frank with him"
Similar: maybe, for all I know, for all you know, it could be (that), it may be (that), it is possible (that), possibly, conceivably, feasibly, happen, peradventure, perchance, mayhap, haply, percase,
Origin: late 15th century: from per + hap1.


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