perhaps
/pɚˈhæps/
adverbnoun
Possibly.
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Adverb 2 meanings
Possibly.
“Perhaps John will come over for dinner.”
By chance.
Noun 1 meaning
An uncertainty.
Where it comes from
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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PERHAPS at a glance
PERHAPS has 7 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + H 4 + A 1 + P 3 + S 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #817 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with perhaps
All rhymes- MAPS8
- CAPS8
- GAPS7
- TRAPS7
- LAPS6
- SNAPS7
- WRAPS10
- TAPS6
- STRAPS8
- SCRAPS10
- LEAPS7
- HEAPS10
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