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mayhaps

/ˈmeɪhæps/

mayhaps adverb: maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.

Adverb

mayhaps (not comparable)

  1. Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.
    • “There, below us -- a gathering of fluffy people! Mayhaps they've seen your Father! Marceline, release the Finn bomb!”2010 October 11, Adam Muto & Rebecca Sugar, “It Came from the Nightosphere” (4:06 from the start), in Adventure Time, season 2, episode 1, spoken by Finn the Human (Jeremy Shada)
    • “The kindly man chuckled. “He is a man like any other, with light in him and darkness. It is not for you to judge him.” That gave her pause. “Have the gods judged him?” “Some gods, mayhaps. What are gods for if not to sit in judgment over men?"2011, George R. R. Martin, “The Ugly Little Girl”, in A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire; 5), London: Voyager Books, published 2019, →ISBN, page 975

mayhaps meaning in Bengali

mayhaps in Bengali

হয়তো, বোধহয়, দৈবাৎ

Origin of mayhaps

From mayhap + -s.

Questions about mayhaps

What does mayhaps mean?
Mayhaps means maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.
What is mayhaps in Bengali?
Mayhaps in Bengali is হয়তো, বোধহয়, দৈবাৎ. See Mayhaps meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is mayhaps?
Mayhaps is an adverb.
How do you pronounce mayhaps?
Mayhaps is pronounced /ˈmeɪhæps/.

Words near mayhaps in the dictionary

  1. Mayhalls
  2. Mayhan
  3. Mayhans
  4. mayhap
  5. mayhappen
  6. mayhaps
  7. mayhaw
  8. mayhaws
  9. mayhem
  10. Mayhem Parva
  11. mayhemed

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