maybe
by chance
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,701 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,658 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- by chance also: possibly, perchance, perhaps, mayhap, peradventure perhaps she will call tomorrowwe may possibly run into them at the concert
maybe in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Maybe, she said, and Dan's face clouded.
The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story · George Moore · Chapter 1
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Beat him to it by an hour anyway, maybe more.
The City of Fire · Grace Livingston Hill · Chapter 1
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She answered seriously: “I thought maybe you couldn’t come back for me.”
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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He thought that if her hair was let down it would probably reach to her waist, and maybe to her ankles.
The Money Master, Complete · Gilbert Parker · Chapter 1
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She might have been as old as Tom, or maybe a year or two older; but Tom did not think of that.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1