Perhaps
adverb
It's a word you use when you say something that may be possibly true or happen, but you are not sure.
Perhaps I will go to the party tonight.
Often appears as...
- perhaps the most
- perhaps one of
adverb
It's a word you use when you say something that may be possibly true or happen, but you are not sure.
Perhaps I will go to the party tonight.
Often appears as...
- perhaps the most
- perhaps one of
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Uncertainty Expression
Use 'perhaps' to express uncertainty in a polite or tentative way, often when proposing an idea or suggestion.
Perhaps we could try a new approach to solve this problem.
Pro Tip 2/3Hinting Possibility
'Perhaps' introduces a possibility that may not be obvious or is being considered for the first time.
There's a lot of noise upstairs; perhaps they are having a party.
Pro Tip 3/3Softening Disagreement
Use 'perhaps' to gently disagree or offer an alternative viewpoint without being confrontational.
Perhaps it would be better to discuss this issue tomorrow.
Pro Tip 1/3Uncertainty Expression
Use 'perhaps' to express uncertainty in a polite or tentative way, often when proposing an idea or suggestion.
Perhaps we could try a new approach to solve this problem.
Pro Tip 2/3Hinting Possibility
'Perhaps' introduces a possibility that may not be obvious or is being considered for the first time.
There's a lot of noise upstairs; perhaps they are having a party.
Pro Tip 3/3Softening Disagreement
Use 'perhaps' to gently disagree or offer an alternative viewpoint without being confrontational.
Perhaps it would be better to discuss this issue tomorrow.
Pro Tip 1/3Uncertainty Expression
Use 'perhaps' to express uncertainty in a polite or tentative way, often when proposing an idea or suggestion.
Perhaps we could try a new approach to solve this problem.
Pro Tip 2/3Hinting Possibility
'Perhaps' introduces a possibility that may not be obvious or is being considered for the first time.
There's a lot of noise upstairs; perhaps they are having a party.
Pro Tip 3/3Softening Disagreement
Use 'perhaps' to gently disagree or offer an alternative viewpoint without being confrontational.
Perhaps it would be better to discuss this issue tomorrow.
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Are you a body with a...
If the body is deeply mapped in the brain, then by extending our sense of self to new wearable devices, our brains may eventually adapt to a restructured version with new sensory representations. Or perhaps uploading our consciousness into a computer might not even be possible
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Why do people get so...
If you experience math anxiety, it may not help to just know that math anxiety exists. Or perhaps it's reassuring to put a name to the problem. Regardless, if you take a look around yourself, the odds are good that you'll see someone experiencing the same thing as you.
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How to create a great...
organize the world's information so as you think about your new brand think carefully and ask yourself what's your big idea the third step is to check the name isn't already taken you might have to create hundreds of names perhaps thousands before you find one that's
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The loathsome, lethal...
What's the worst bug on the planet? You might vote for the horsefly or perhaps the wasp, but for many people, the worst offender is by far the mosquito. The buzzing, the biting, the itching, the mosquito is one of the most commonly detested pests in the world.
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Questions No One Knows...
It's just sitting there ready to obliterate anything that becomes a threat. Or maybe they're not that intelligent, or perhaps the evolution of an intelligence capable of creating sophisticated technology is far rarer than we've assumed.
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Why elephants never...
different colors and elements. They can also recognize twelve distinct tones of music and recreate melodies. And yes, there is an elephant band. But perhaps the most amazing thing about elephants is a capacity even more important than
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Rethinking infidelity...
because they raise these questions. Is this it? Is there more? Am I going on for another 25 years like this? Will I ever feel that thing again? And it has led me to think that perhaps these questions
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
expecting anything in return. So you might even risk your life and so it started sort of all sort of flooding in about. how this was an experience of perhaps the whale displaying
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Pablo Escobar Goes to...
I grew up living a life full of money, full of power. My father at the time, he was perhaps one of the richest men in Colombia.
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
eventually she loses courage perhaps a son will be bolder
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Are you a body with a...
If the body is deeply mapped in the brain, then by extending our sense of self to new wearable devices, our brains may eventually adapt to a restructured version with new sensory representations. Or perhaps uploading our consciousness into a computer might not even be possible
Video examples
Why do people get so...
If you experience math anxiety, it may not help to just know that math anxiety exists. Or perhaps it's reassuring to put a name to the problem. Regardless, if you take a look around yourself, the odds are good that you'll see someone experiencing the same thing as you.
Video examples
How to create a great...
organize the world's information so as you think about your new brand think carefully and ask yourself what's your big idea the third step is to check the name isn't already taken you might have to create hundreds of names perhaps thousands before you find one that's
Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
What's the worst bug on the planet? You might vote for the horsefly or perhaps the wasp, but for many people, the worst offender is by far the mosquito. The buzzing, the biting, the itching, the mosquito is one of the most commonly detested pests in the world.
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
It's just sitting there ready to obliterate anything that becomes a threat. Or maybe they're not that intelligent, or perhaps the evolution of an intelligence capable of creating sophisticated technology is far rarer than we've assumed.
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Why elephants never...
different colors and elements. They can also recognize twelve distinct tones of music and recreate melodies. And yes, there is an elephant band. But perhaps the most amazing thing about elephants is a capacity even more important than
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Rethinking infidelity...
because they raise these questions. Is this it? Is there more? Am I going on for another 25 years like this? Will I ever feel that thing again? And it has led me to think that perhaps these questions
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
expecting anything in return. So you might even risk your life and so it started sort of all sort of flooding in about. how this was an experience of perhaps the whale displaying
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Pablo Escobar Goes to...
I grew up living a life full of money, full of power. My father at the time, he was perhaps one of the richest men in Colombia.
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
eventually she loses courage perhaps a son will be bolder
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
If you're not producing as much as you consume, or perhaps a little more, then clearly we cannot use the big organization of our society for the purpose of keeping you alive, because your life does not benefit us, and it can't be of very much use to yourself.
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Emma Walton Hamilton
British Author
Stay strong. Stay true to yourself and to who you are because there is community out there. It may not be in your town or perhaps even in your family, but you are wanted and you are loved and there are places in the world where you will be safe and supported.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.
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Martti Ahtisaari
Finnish Politician
Perhaps it's a curse, but when you are a Lutheran, you have a sense of responsibility.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian Leader
There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.
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Umberto Eco
Italian Novelist
Perhaps I am not as wise as I like to think I am.
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Joseph Conrad
Polish Novelist
Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.
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Liu Xiaobo
Chinese Critic
My praise is perhaps an unforgivable poison.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
If you're not producing as much as you consume, or perhaps a little more, then clearly we cannot use the big organization of our society for the purpose of keeping you alive, because your life does not benefit us, and it can't be of very much use to yourself.
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Emma Walton Hamilton
British Author
Stay strong. Stay true to yourself and to who you are because there is community out there. It may not be in your town or perhaps even in your family, but you are wanted and you are loved and there are places in the world where you will be safe and supported.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.
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Martti Ahtisaari
Finnish Politician
Perhaps it's a curse, but when you are a Lutheran, you have a sense of responsibility.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian Leader
There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.
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Umberto Eco
Italian Novelist
Perhaps I am not as wise as I like to think I am.
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Joseph Conrad
Polish Novelist
Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.
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Liu Xiaobo
Chinese Critic
My praise is perhaps an unforgivable poison.
Example 1 of 10
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