maybe

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative

more maybe

Superlative

most maybe

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

maybes

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.Perhaps, possibly.

   • A small extra effort now can maybe save you much work later.
   • Maybe I was imagining it, but I could swear that the dog understood what I was saying.

2. 2.Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).

   • Okay. See you later, maybe., Maybe I’ll see you later.

3. 3.Certainly.

   • Maybe not the best idea.

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Possible; uncertain.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Something that is possibly true.(informal)

2. 2.An answer that shows neither agreement nor disagreement.(informal)

   • The results of the poll were inconclusive. We got two yeses, three nos, and four maybes.

3. 3.A future event that may or may not happen.(informal)

   • About your raise: it's a big maybe.

Overall

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Very common

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Common

Synonyms

• perhaps
• possibly

Word family

• may