maybe

Language

See also: may be

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maybe

Alternative forms

mebbe (dialectal)
may-be (obsolete)

Etymology

From an ellipsis of Middle English Category:English terms inherited from Middle English#MAYBE Category:English terms derived from Middle English#MAYBE it may be, equivalent to may +‎ beCategory:English compound terms#MAYBE. Compare mayhap.

Pronunciation

enPR: mā'bē, IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪ.bi/, [ˈmeɪ̯.bi]Category:English 2-syllable words#MAYBE Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#MAYBE
Audio (UK): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#MAYBE
Audio (US): (file)
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(Northumbria) IPA^(key): /mɛˈbiː/Category:English 2-syllable words#MAYBE Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#MAYBE
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈmæɪ.bi/, [ˈmæɪ̯.bi]Category:English 2-syllable words#MAYBE Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#MAYBE
Rhymes: -eɪbi Category:Rhymes:English/eɪbi#MAYBE Category:Rhymes:English/eɪbi/2 syllables#MAYBE

Adverb

maybe (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#MAYBE Category:English adverbs#MAYBE Category:English uncomparable adverbs#MAYBE Category:English entries with incorrect language header#MAYBE Category:Pages with entries#MAYBE Category:Pages with 1 entry#MAYBE

Perhaps, possibly.
A small extra effort now can maybe save you much work later.Category:English terms with usage examples#MAYBE

Maybe I was imagining it, but I could swear that the dog understood what I was saying.Category:English terms with usage examples#MAYBE
(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
  Okay. See you later, maybe. — Maybe I’ll see you later.
(UK Category:British English#MAYBE, meiosis Category:English meioses#MAYBE) Certainly.
Maybe not the best idea.Category:English terms with usage examples#MAYBE

Usage notes

Do not confuse maybe with the verb construction may be: "Maybe that's true", but "That may be true".

Synonyms

(perhaps): mayhaps, peradventure, perhaps, possibly
(as a pro-sentence): could be, mayhaps, might be, perhaps, possibly, that’s possible

Derived terms

Translations

indicating a lack of certainty

Category:Entries with translation boxes#MAYBE

Afrikaans: dalk (af)Category:Terms with Afrikaans translations#MAYBE, miskien (af)Category:Terms with Afrikaans translations#MAYBE
Albanian: ndoshta (sq)Category:Terms with Albanian translations#MAYBE
Aleut: amustukux̂Category:Terms with Aleut translations#MAYBE
Alviri-Vidari: شاید (šāyed)Category:Terms with Alviri-Vidari translations#MAYBE
Arabic: رُبَّمَا (rubbamā)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#MAYBE, مِن اَلْمُمْكِن (min al-mumkin)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#MAYBE, لَعَلَّ (ar) (laʕalla)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#MAYBE
Egyptian Arabic: يمكن (yimkin)Category:Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations#MAYBE

Hijazi Arabic: يمكن (yimkin)Category:Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations#MAYBE, بلكن (balkin)Category:Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations#MAYBE

Moroccan Arabic: يمكن (yimkin)Category:Terms with Moroccan Arabic translations#MAYBE

North Levantine Arabic: يمكن (yimkin)Category:Terms with North Levantine Arabic translations#MAYBE, بلكي (balki)Category:Terms with North Levantine Arabic translations#MAYBE, بركي (barki)Category:Terms with North Levantine Arabic translations#MAYBE, بجوز (bijūz)Category:Terms with North Levantine Arabic translations#MAYBE, ممكن (mumken)Category:Terms with North Levantine Arabic translations#MAYBE, احتمال (iħtimāl)Category:Terms with North Levantine Arabic translations#MAYBE

South Levantine Arabic: يمكن (yimkin)Category:Terms with South Levantine Arabic translations#MAYBE, بلكي (balki)Category:Terms with South Levantine Arabic translations#MAYBE
Armenian: միգուցե (hy) (migucʻe)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#MAYBE
Asturian: quiciabesCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#MAYBE, quiciásCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#MAYBE, seiqueCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#MAYBE, quiciáisCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#MAYBE, igualCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#MAYBE (colloquial), escurqueCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#MAYBE
Azerbaijani: bəlkə (az)Category:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#MAYBE, ola bilsinCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#MAYBE
Bashkir: бәлки (bəlki)Category:Terms with Bashkir translations#MAYBE, мөмкин (mömkin)Category:Terms with Bashkir translations#MAYBE, ихтимал (ixtimal)Category:Terms with Bashkir translations#MAYBE
Basque: naskiCategory:Terms with Basque translations#MAYBE
Belarusian: мо́жа быць (móža bycʹ)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#MAYBE, магчы́ма (mahčýma)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#MAYBE, мо́жа (móža)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#MAYBE, ма́быць (mábycʹ)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#MAYBE, мо (mo)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#MAYBE (informal)
Bulgarian: мо́же би (móže bi)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#MAYBE
Catalan: potser (ca)Category:Terms with Catalan translations#MAYBE
Chechen: хила тарло (xila tarlo)Category:Terms with Chechen translations#MAYBE
Cherokee: ᎠᏎᏱᎩ (aseyigi)Category:Terms with Cherokee translations#MAYBE, ᎠᏎᏛ (asedv)Category:Terms with Cherokee translations#MAYBE
Chinese:
Cantonese: 或者 (waak⁶ ze²)Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#MAYBE, 有可能 (jau⁵ ho² nang⁴)Category:Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations#MAYBE Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#MAYBE

Mandarin: 也許 / 也许 (zh) (yěxǔ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MAYBE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#MAYBE, 或許 / 或许 (zh) (huòxǔ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MAYBE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#MAYBE, 或是 (zh) (huòshì)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MAYBE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#MAYBE, 可能 (zh) (kěnéng)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MAYBE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#MAYBE
Chinook Jargon: alaxtiCategory:Terms with Chinook Jargon translations#MAYBE
Cornish: martesenCategory:Terms with Cornish translations#MAYBE
Cree:
Moose Cree: mâškôcCategory:Terms with Moose Cree translations#MAYBE

Plains Cree: êtikwêCategory:Terms with Plains Cree translations#MAYBE, mâskôcCategory:Terms with Plains Cree translations#MAYBE
Czech: asi (cs)Category:Terms with Czech translations#MAYBE, možná (cs)Category:Terms with Czech translations#MAYBE
Danish: måske (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#MAYBE
Dutch: misschien (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#MAYBE, wellicht (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#MAYBE, mogelijk (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#MAYBE, mogelijkerwijs (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#MAYBE
Erzya: паряк (paŕak)Category:Terms with Erzya translations#MAYBE, улема (uľema)Category:Terms with Erzya translations#MAYBE, кие соды (kije sodï)Category:Terms with Erzya translations#MAYBE
Esperanto: ebleCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#MAYBE
Estonian: võib-olla (et)Category:Terms with Estonian translations#MAYBE, võibolla (et)Category:Terms with Estonian translations#MAYBE, ehk (et)Category:Terms with Estonian translations#MAYBE, järsku (et)Category:Terms with Estonian translations#MAYBE, vahestCategory:Terms with Estonian translations#MAYBE, äkki (et)Category:Terms with Estonian translations#MAYBE
Faroese: kanskaCategory:Terms with Faroese translations#MAYBE
Finnish: ehkä (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#MAYBE, jospa (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#MAYBE
French: peut-être (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#MAYBE, peut-être que (+ indicative), il se peut queCategory:Terms with French translations#MAYBE (+ subjunctive)
Frisian:
North Frisian: flichtCategory:Terms with North Frisian translations#MAYBE

West Frisian: miskienCategory:Terms with West Frisian translations#MAYBE
Galician: cecaisCategory:Terms with Galician translations#MAYBE, se cadra (gl)Category:Terms with Galician translations#MAYBE, quizavesCategory:Terms with Galician translations#MAYBE, seicaCategory:Terms with Galician translations#MAYBE, quizais (gl)Category:Terms with Galician translations#MAYBE
Gallo: ventieil'Category:Terms with Gallo translations#MAYBE
Georgian: შესაძლებელია (šesaʒlebelia)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#MAYBE, შესაძლოა (šesaʒloa)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#MAYBE
German: vielleicht (de)Category:Terms with German translations#MAYBE, möglicherweise (de)Category:Terms with German translations#MAYBE, womöglich (de)Category:Terms with German translations#MAYBE
Greek: ίσως (el) (ísos)Category:Terms with Greek translations#MAYBE
Ancient Greek: ἴσως (ísōs)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#MAYBE
Guarani:
Mbya Guarani: xapy'a reiCategory:Terms with Mbya Guarani translations#MAYBE
Hawaiian: pahaCategory:Terms with Hawaiian translations#MAYBE
Hebrew: אוּלַי (he) (ulái)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#MAYBE, יִתָּכֵן (he) (yitakhén)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#MAYBE
Hindi: शायद (hi) (śāyad)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#MAYBE, कदाचित् (hi) (kadācit)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#MAYBE, कदाचित (hi) (kadācit)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#MAYBE
Hungarian: talán (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#MAYBE
Icelandic: kannski (is)Category:Terms with Icelandic translations#MAYBE, kannske (is)Category:Terms with Icelandic translations#MAYBE, máskeCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#MAYBE, máskiCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#MAYBE, ef til villCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#MAYBE
Ido: forsan (io)Category:Terms with Ido translations#MAYBE
Indonesian: barangkali (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#MAYBE
Irish: is dóchaCategory:Terms with Irish translations#MAYBE, b'fhéidirCategory:Terms with Irish translations#MAYBE
Italian: forse (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#MAYBE, magari (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#MAYBE, chissà (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#MAYBE
Japanese: 多分 (ja) (たぶん, tabun)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#MAYBE, 若しや (ja) (もしや, moshiya)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#MAYBE, …かもしれない (ja) (...kamo shirenai)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#MAYBE, …でしょう (ja) (deshō)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#MAYBE
Kaingang: hẽn ri ke mũnCategory:Terms with Kaingang translations#MAYBE
Kazakh: мүмкін (mümkın)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#MAYBE, ықтимал (yqtimal)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#MAYBE, бәлки (bälki)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#MAYBE, бәлкім (bälkım)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#MAYBE, шығар (şyğar)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#MAYBE
Khmer: ប្រហែល (km) (prɑhael)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#MAYBE
Korean: 아마 (ko) (ama)Category:Terms with Korean translations#MAYBE, 아마도 (ko) (amado)Category:Terms with Korean translations#MAYBE, 어쩌면 (ko) (eojjeomyeon)Category:Terms with Korean translations#MAYBE
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ڕەنگە (renge)Category:Terms with Central Kurdish translations#MAYBE, لەوانەیە (lewaneye)Category:Terms with Central Kurdish translations#MAYBE

Northern Kurdish: dibe ku (ku)Category:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#MAYBE
Kyrgyz: балким (ky) (balkim)Category:Terms with Kyrgyz translations#MAYBE, мүмкүн (ky) (mümkün)Category:Terms with Kyrgyz translations#MAYBE
Ladino: puedeserCategory:Terms with Ladino translations#MAYBE
Lao: ບາງທີ (bāng thī)Category:Terms with Lao translations#MAYBE, ອາດຈະ (ʼāt cha)Category:Terms with Lao translations#MAYBE
Latin: fortasseCategory:Terms with Latin translations#MAYBE, forsitanCategory:Terms with Latin translations#MAYBE, forsCategory:Terms with Latin translations#MAYBE, forsitCategory:Terms with Latin translations#MAYBE, forte (la)Category:Terms with Latin translations#MAYBE, forsanCategory:Terms with Latin translations#MAYBE, fortassisCategory:Terms with Latin translations#MAYBE
Latvian: varbūtCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#MAYBE
Ligurian: fòsciaCategory:Terms with Ligurian translations#MAYBE
Lithuanian: gal (lt)Category:Terms with Lithuanian translations#MAYBE, galbūtCategory:Terms with Lithuanian translations#MAYBE
Livonian: agāCategory:Terms with Livonian translations#MAYBE
Low German: villicht (nds)Category:Terms with Low German translations#MAYBE; viellichteCategory:Terms with German Low German translations#MAYBE Category:Terms with Low German translations#MAYBE (Eastern Westphalian), villichteCategory:Terms with German Low German translations#MAYBE Category:Terms with Low German translations#MAYBE (Eastern Westphalian)
Macedonian: можеби (možebi)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#MAYBE
Malay: mungkin (ms)Category:Terms with Malay translations#MAYBE, barangkaliCategory:Terms with Malay translations#MAYBE
Maltese: forsiCategory:Terms with Maltese translations#MAYBE
Māori: āwhaiCategory:Terms with Māori translations#MAYBE (before a verb or adjective), pea (mi)Category:Terms with Māori translations#MAYBE (after a verb or adjective)
Marathi: कदाचित (mr) (kadācit)Category:Terms with Marathi translations#MAYBE
Mari:
Eastern Mari: ала (ala)Category:Terms with Eastern Mari translations#MAYBE
Mauritian Creole: devetCategory:Terms with Mauritian Creole translations#MAYBE
Michif: maashkootCategory:Terms with Michif translations#MAYBE
Miwok:
Central Sierra Miwok: mi·kánCategory:Terms with Central Sierra Miwok translations#MAYBE
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: магадгүй (mn) (magadgüj)Category:Terms with Mongolian translations#MAYBE
Naga:
Khiamniungan Naga: tèitsōu èCategory:Terms with Khiamniungan Naga translations#MAYBE
Navajo: daatsʼíCategory:Terms with Navajo translations#MAYBE
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kanskje (no)Category:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#MAYBE, kan hendeCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#MAYBE, må hendeCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#MAYBE

Nynorsk: kanskjeCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#MAYBE, kan hendaCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#MAYBE, må hendaCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#MAYBE
Occitan: benlèu (oc)Category:Terms with Occitan translations#MAYBE, bensai (oc)Category:Terms with Occitan translations#MAYBE
Ojibwe: iindogCategory:Terms with Ojibwe translations#MAYBE, maagizhaaCategory:Terms with Ojibwe translations#MAYBE
Old English: wēnungaCategory:Terms with Old English translations#MAYBE
Pashto: شايد (ps) (šāyád)Category:Terms with Pashto translations#MAYBE
Persian: شاید (fa) (šâyad)Category:Terms with Persian translations#MAYBE
Plautdietsch: veleichtCategory:Terms with Plautdietsch translations#MAYBE
Polish: może (pl)Category:Terms with Polish translations#MAYBE, być może (pl)Category:Terms with Polish translations#MAYBE
Portuguese: talvez (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE, porventura (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE, quiçá (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE, se calhar (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE, quem sabeCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE, possivelmente (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE
Punjabi: ਸ਼ਾਇਦ (pa) (śāida)Category:Terms with Punjabi translations#MAYBE, ^{(please verify)} ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ (ho sakdā)Category:Terms with Punjabi translations#MAYBE Category:Requests for review of Punjabi translations#MAYBE
Romanian: poate (ro)Category:Terms with Romanian translations#MAYBE
Russian: мо́жет быть (ru) (móžet bytʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#MAYBE, возмо́жно (ru) (vozmóžno)Category:Terms with Russian translations#MAYBE, наве́рное (ru) (navérnoje)Category:Terms with Russian translations#MAYBE, то́ ли (ru) (tó li)Category:Terms with Russian translations#MAYBE (as a conjunction)
Sanskrit: स्यात् (sa) (syāt)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#MAYBE
Scots: mibbeCategory:Terms with Scots translations#MAYBE
Scottish Gaelic: 's dòchaCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#MAYBE, 's mathaidCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#MAYBE
Slovak: možnoCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#MAYBE, azda (sk)Category:Terms with Slovak translations#MAYBE, variCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#MAYBE
Slovene: mogóče (sl)Category:Terms with Slovene translations#MAYBE, mordà (sl)Category:Terms with Slovene translations#MAYBE
Spanish: quizá (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#MAYBE, quizás (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#MAYBE, tal vez (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#MAYBE, acaso (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#MAYBE, capaz (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#MAYBE, de prontoCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#MAYBE, igual (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#MAYBE, talvez (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#MAYBE, de repente (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#MAYBE, puede que (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#MAYBE
Swedish: kanske (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#MAYBE, möjligen (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#MAYBE, måhända (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#MAYBE, kanhända (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#MAYBE
Tagalog: baka (tl)Category:Terms with Tagalog translations#MAYBE
Tajik: шояд (tg) (šoyad)Category:Terms with Tajik translations#MAYBE
Tatar: бәлки (tt) (bälki)Category:Terms with Tatar translations#MAYBE, мөмкин (mömkin)Category:Terms with Tatar translations#MAYBE, ихтимал (tt) (ixtimal)Category:Terms with Tatar translations#MAYBE
Thai: คงจะ (kong-jà)Category:Terms with Thai translations#MAYBE, บางที (th) (baang-tii)Category:Terms with Thai translations#MAYBE, อาจจะ (àat-jà)Category:Terms with Thai translations#MAYBE
Turkish: olabilir (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#MAYBE, belki (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#MAYBE
Turkmen: belki (tk)Category:Terms with Turkmen translations#MAYBE
Ugaritic: 𐎎𐎐𐎄𐎓 (mndʿ)Category:Terms with Ugaritic translations#MAYBE
Ukrainian: ма́буть (mábutʹ)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#MAYBE, мо́же бу́ти (móže búty)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#MAYBE, можли́во (možlývo)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#MAYBE, (colloquial) мо́же (móže)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#MAYBE, пе́вно (pévno)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#MAYBE
Urdu: شاید (ur) (śāyad)Category:Urdu terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#MAYBE Category:Terms with Urdu translations#MAYBE, غالباً (ġāliban)Category:Terms with Urdu translations#MAYBE
Uyghur: بەلكى (belki)Category:Terms with Uyghur translations#MAYBE, مۇمكىن (mumkin)Category:Terms with Uyghur translations#MAYBE
Uzbek: balki (uz)Category:Terms with Uzbek translations#MAYBE, ehtimol (uz)Category:Terms with Uzbek translations#MAYBE
Vietnamese: có lẽ (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#MAYBE
Walloon: motoit (wa)Category:Terms with Walloon translations#MAYBE, kécfeye (wa)Category:Terms with Walloon translations#MAYBE, putete (wa)Category:Terms with Walloon translations#MAYBE
Welsh: dichonCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#MAYBE, efallai (cy)Category:Terms with Welsh translations#MAYBE, ellaCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#MAYBE
Yiddish: אפֿשר (efsher)Category:Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#MAYBE Category:Terms with Yiddish translations#MAYBE
Zazaki: belki (diq)Category:Terms with Zazaki translations#MAYBE, qay (diq)Category:Terms with Zazaki translations#MAYBE

as a pro-sentence

Category:Entries with translation boxes#MAYBE

Arabic: رُبَّمَا (rubbamā)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#MAYBE, مِن اَلْمُمْكِن (min al-mumkin)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#MAYBE
Armenian: միգուցե (hy) (migucʻe)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#MAYBE
Bashkir: бәлки (bəlki)Category:Terms with Bashkir translations#MAYBE, ихтимал (ixtimal)Category:Terms with Bashkir translations#MAYBE
Chinese:
Mandarin: 也許 / 也许 (zh) (yěxǔ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MAYBE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#MAYBE, 或許 / 或许 (zh) (huòxǔ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MAYBE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#MAYBE, 或是 (zh) (huòshì)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MAYBE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#MAYBE, 可能 (zh) (kěnéng)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MAYBE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#MAYBE
Czech: možná (cs)Category:Terms with Czech translations#MAYBE
Danish: måske (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#MAYBE
Dutch: misschien (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#MAYBE, het zou kunnenCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#MAYBE, mogelijk (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#MAYBE
Faroese: kanskaCategory:Terms with Faroese translations#MAYBE
Finnish: voi ollaCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#MAYBE
French: peut-être (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#MAYBE, c'est possible
Galician: poida (gl)Category:Terms with Galician translations#MAYBE, se cadra (gl)Category:Terms with Galician translations#MAYBE
Gallo: ventieil'Category:Terms with Gallo translations#MAYBE
German: vielleicht (de)Category:Terms with German translations#MAYBE, kann seinCategory:Terms with German translations#MAYBE, gut möglichCategory:Terms with German translations#MAYBE
Hebrew: אוּלַי (he) (ulái)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#MAYBE
Hindi: कदाचित (hi) (kadācit)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#MAYBE
Icelandic: kannski (is)Category:Terms with Icelandic translations#MAYBE, kannske (is)Category:Terms with Icelandic translations#MAYBE, máskeCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#MAYBE, máskiCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#MAYBE, ef til villCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#MAYBE
Irish: b'fhéidirCategory:Terms with Irish translations#MAYBE
Italian: forse (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#MAYBE, può essereCategory:Terms with Italian translations#MAYBE
Japanese: 多分 (ja) (たぶん, tabun)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#MAYBE
Māori: āwhaiCategory:Terms with Māori translations#MAYBE
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kan hendeCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#MAYBE, kanskje detCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#MAYBE
Portuguese: é possívelCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE, pode serCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE, talvez (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE, porventura (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE, quiçá (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE, se calhar (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE, quem sabeCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE, possivelmente (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#MAYBE
Romanian: poate (ro)Category:Terms with Romanian translations#MAYBE
Russian: мо́жет быть (ru) (móžet bytʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#MAYBE, возмо́жно (ru) (vozmóžno)Category:Terms with Russian translations#MAYBE
Scottish Gaelic: 's dòchaCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#MAYBE, 's mathaidCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#MAYBE
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: мо̀ждаCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#MAYBE, мо̏гӯћеCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#MAYBE

Latin: mòžda (sh)Category:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#MAYBE, mȍgūćeCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#MAYBE
Slovak: možnoCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#MAYBE
Slovene: mogóče (sl)Category:Terms with Slovene translations#MAYBE
Spanish: es posible
Swedish: kanske (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#MAYBE, möjligen (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#MAYBE (if expressing doubts)

Adjective

maybe (comparative more maybe, superlative most maybe)Category:English lemmas#MAYBE Category:English adjectives#MAYBE Category:English entries with incorrect language header#MAYBE Category:Pages with entries#MAYBE Category:Pages with 1 entry#MAYBE

Possible; uncertain.
- 1687, John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther, part III line 294:
  Then add those may-be years thou hast to live
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Noun

maybe (plural maybes)Category:English lemmas#MAYBE Category:English nouns#MAYBE Category:English countable nouns#MAYBE Category:English entries with incorrect language header#MAYBE Category:Pages with entries#MAYBE Category:Pages with 1 entry#MAYBE

(informal Category:English informal terms#MAYBE) Something that is possibly true.
(informal Category:English informal terms#MAYBE) An answer that shows neither agreement nor disagreement.
The results of the poll were inconclusive. We got two yeses, three nos, and four maybes.Category:English terms with usage examples#MAYBE
(informal Category:English informal terms#MAYBE) A future event that may or may not happen.
About your raise: it's a big maybe.Category:English terms with usage examples#MAYBE

Synonyms

perhaps

Derived terms

definite maybe

Anagrams

Mabey, Mbaye, abyme, beamy, embay

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