: possibly but not certainly : maybe
: something open to doubt or conjecture
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Adverb
perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Both sides are shelling out hefty fees in legal representation for perhaps long-shot paydays.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
All this from an additional step that takes perhaps 30 seconds?
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
There have been worse games, perhaps, than the Philadelphia Eagles’ 40-22 rout of the Kansas City Chiefs, a snoozer from the second quarter on.
—Paul Sullivan, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
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Adverb
That number factors in about $20M from China — but that market is perhaps more than ever the swing, and not because of the general softening towards studio fare in the past several years.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Both sides are shelling out hefty fees in legal representation for perhaps long-shot paydays.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
All this from an additional step that takes perhaps 30 seconds?
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
There have been worse games, perhaps, than the Philadelphia Eagles’ 40-22 rout of the Kansas City Chiefs, a snoozer from the second quarter on.
—Paul Sullivan, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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