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• Adverbio utilizado para expresar posibilidad o incertidumbre, que significa «puede ser» o «posiblemente». Se emplea a menudo para suavizar afirmaciones o sugerir alternativas.

An adverb used to express possibility or uncertainty, meaning "maybe" or "possibly." It is commonly used in both British and American English to soften statements or suggest alternatives.

1. Possibly or maybeA2formal

   Used to express uncertainty or possibility.

   posiblemente o quizás

   • Perhaps it will rain later today.
   • She is perhaps the best candidate for the job.
   • Perhaps we should leave now to avoid traffic.

   Sinónimosconceivablymaybemayhapperchancepossiblypotentially

2. By chanceB1formal

   Used to indicate something that happens without being planned or expected.

   por casualidad

   • I found the answer perhaps by accident.
   • He arrived perhaps at the wrong time.
   • The solution came to him perhaps by luck.

   Sinónimoshaplyperadventureperchance