mayhap
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Mayhap — May hap, adv. Perhaps; peradventure. [Prov. or Dialectic] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mayhap — [mā hap′, mā′hap΄] adv. [< ( it) may hap(pen)] Archaic perhaps; maybe: also mayhappen … English World dictionary
mayhap — adverb maybe, perhaps, possibly, perchance: Mayhap we met at the store last week … Wiktionary
mayhap — A play on maybe. Sometimes mayhaps, then a play on perhaps as well as maybe. Mayhap I will go to the dance later … Dictionary of american slang
mayhap — A play on maybe. Sometimes mayhaps, then a play on perhaps as well as maybe. Mayhap I will go to the dance later … Dictionary of american slang
mayhap — /ˈmeɪhæp/ (say mayhap), /meɪˈhæp/ (say may hap) adverb Archaic perhaps. {shortened form of it may hap} …
mayhap — adverb Etymology: from the phrase may hap Date: circa 1531 perhaps … New Collegiate Dictionary
mayhap — /may hap , may hap /, adv. Archaic. perhaps. [1530 40; short for it may hap] * * * … Universalium
mayhap — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adverb Possibly but not certainly: maybe, perchance, perhaps. See CERTAIN … English dictionary for students
mayhap — may|hap [ meı,hæp ] adverb an old word meaning perhaps … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
