maybe

adverb · adjective · nounA2

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Trạng từ

adverb
Comparative
mebbe
Superlative
may-be
  1. 1.

    (not comparable)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.

    (not comparable)(as a pro-sentence) 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.

    (UK, not comparable)(UK, meiosis) Certainly.

    Maybe not the best idea.

Tính từ

adjective
Comparative
more maybemost maybe
Superlative
mebbemay-be
  1. 1.

    Possible; uncertain.

Danh từ

noun
Plural noun:
maybesmebbemay-be
  1. 1.

    (informal)Something that is possibly true.

  2. 2.

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

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

  3. 3.

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

    About your raise: it's a big maybe.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

perhapscould bemayhapsmight bepossiblepossiblyperadventureperhaps mayhaps, peradventure, perhaps, possibly

Cùng gốc / liên quan

maybenessmaybesoand I don't mean maybemaybe baby biasmaybe baby effectmaybeishmaybe type

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Nguồn gốc từ

From an ellipsis of Middle English it may be, equivalent to may + be. Compare mayhap.

Nguồn dữ liệu: freedict, dictionary, wiktionary · cập nhật 15/8/2026

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