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mayhap

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈmeɪhæp/
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1

adv

Meaning 1

Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

by chance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • perhaps she will call tomorrow
  • we may possibly run into them at the concert
  • it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, peradventure

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the phrase “it may hap”.