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maybe

Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪbiː, -bi/
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Definition of maybe

adverb

  • perhaps; possibly:maybe I won’t go back he was standing maybe 20 or 30 feet away

noun

  • a mere possibility or probability:no ifs, buts, or maybes

Phrases

that's as maybe

used to admit the truth of a point in an argument before introducing another, more important point:well, that’s as maybe but it’s not the way the BBC works

Origin:

late Middle English: from the phrase it may be (that)

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