maybe A1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmeɪ.bi/ UK /ˈmeɪ.bi/ See IPA manual Freq #148 Meanings 1 adv Perhaps; possibly. Maybe we can meet for coffee tomorrow. 2 noun An answer or result that is uncertain, neither yes nor no. We got two yeses, three nos, and four maybes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · perhaps; possibly. perhapspossibly Word family Derived forms maybeishmaybenessmaybeso Etymology AI details From an ellipsis of Middle English it may be, equivalent to may + be. Compare mayhap. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # maybe **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** adv, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmeɪ.bi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmeɪ.bi/ **Frequency rank:** 148 ## Meanings 1. Perhaps; possibly. 2. An answer or result that is uncertain, neither yes nor no. ## Examples - Maybe we can meet for coffee tomorrow. - We got two yeses, three nos, and four maybes. ## Synonyms - perhaps ## Derived Forms - maybeish - maybeness - maybeso ## Etymology From an ellipsis of Middle English it may be, equivalent to may + be. Compare mayhap. ## AI Etymology Maybe comes from an ellipsis of Middle English it may be, equivalent to may + be. Compare mayhap. In present-day English its meanings include perhaps; possibly and an answer or result that is uncertain, neither yes nor no. Related and derived forms include maybeish, maybeness, and maybeso. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown