perchance C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /pɚˈtʃæns/ UK /pəˈtʃɑːns/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv perhaps; by chance (archaic or literary) Perchance we shall meet again someday. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · perhaps; by chance (archaic... perhapsmaybepossiblyperadventuremayhap ↔ Opposites certainlysurely Word family Related forms chanceperadventure Etymology AI details From Middle English per chance, from Anglo-Norman par chance ('by chance'), from Old French cheance ('chance, fall of dice'), from Latin cadere ('to fall'). par chance Old French cadere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # perchance **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /pɚˈtʃæns/ **IPA (UK):** /pəˈtʃɑːns/ ## Meanings 1. perhaps; by chance (archaic or literary) ## Examples - Perchance we shall meet again someday. ## Synonyms - perhaps - maybe - possibly - peradventure - mayhap ## Antonyms - certainly - surely ## Related Forms - chance - peradventure ## Roots and Affixes - Root: par chance - Root: cadere ## Etymology From Middle English per chance, from Anglo-Norman par chance ('by chance'), from Old French cheance ('chance, fall of dice'), from Latin cadere ('to fall'). ## AI Etymology Perchance comes from Middle English per chance, from Anglo-Norman par chance ('by chance'), from Old French cheance ('chance, fall of dice'), from Latin cadere ('to fall'). The etymological trail includes Old French par chance and Latin cadere. As an adverb, perchance means perhaps; by chance (archaic or literary). The same family is visible in related forms such as chance and peradventure. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Register & Style markdown