Definitions of perhaps:
part of speech: adverb
It
may
be:
possibly.
part of speech: adverb
By
chance;
possibly.
part of speech: adverb
Possibly;
perchance;
maybe.
Usage examples for perhaps:
-
"
I
think
perhaps
I'll
go!"
"The Rustler of Wind River", G. W. Ogden
-
Perhaps
Peter
was
right.
"Peter A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero", F. Hopkinson Smith
-
You
thought,
perhaps
I
was
in
love
with
her?
"Abbé Aubain and Mosaics", Prosper Mérimée
-
You
will
do
it
all
right,
perhaps
better
than
I
should.
"Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt, Volume 1", Francis Hueffer (translator)