mayhap

• Adverbe archaïque signifiant « peut-être » ou « par hasard ». Employé dans l'anglais ancien, surtout dans des contextes littéraires ou poétiques, pour exprimer une possibilité ou une incertitude.

An archaic adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe.' It was used in older English, particularly in literary or poetic contexts, to express possibility or uncertainty.

1. By chanceC2formalbritish

   Possibly or perhaps; used to express that something might happen or be true.

   par hasard

   • Mayhap we shall meet again someday.
   • He thought mayhap the letter had been lost.
   • Mayhap the weather will improve by evening.

   Synonymesconceivablyhaplymaybeperadventureperchanceperhapspossibly

   Antonymescertainlydefinitelysurelyundoubtedly