Definitions

maybe

[mey-bee] / ˈmeɪ bi /

ADVERB

possibly

Synonyms

STRONG

perchance perhaps

WEAK

as it may be can be conceivable conceivably could be credible feasible imaginably it could be might be obtainable weather permitting

Antonyms

WEAK

certainly definitely surely

Example Sentences

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"No, there'll be lots of reconstruction surgery to be done then. So, maybe, after that."

From BBC

"She definitely would have liked to run faster, and there was definitely half a second, maybe even up to one second in those legs."

From BBC

"He saw the leader in me that maybe I didn't even see at that time. So I owe a lot to him for the job he did in my career."

From Barron's

Achieve that, and maybe the next time they go into that Glasgow pub they might just draw a few glances of recognition.

From BBC

But maybe your early stuff felt sophisticated to you.

From Los Angeles Times