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maybe

[ mey-bee ]

adverb

  1. perhaps; possibly:

    Maybe I'll go too.



noun

  1. a possibility or uncertainty.

maybe

/ ˈɪˌː /

adverb

    1. perhaps
    2. ( as sentence modifier )

      maybe I'll come tomorrow

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sentence substitute

  1. possibly; neither yes nor no
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of maybe1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English may be, short for it may be
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Today, you may get two points, but tomorrow maybe you get three.

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“It woke me up to the idea that film and what I do for a living does have the potential to inform other people of these things and maybe motivate change,” he says.

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"That makes me realise that when the day comes that I'm not nervous to go out at the O2, maybe it's time for me to retire," he added.

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And I was like, “He’s just told me that. So maybe that means I’ve got the part?”

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He had a year last year where you thought maybe they needed to move on and get someone better, but this year he's gone from strength to strength and has become a key component.

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