perchance

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pɚˈtʃæns/ UK /pəˈtʃɑːns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
perhaps; by chance (archaic or literary)

Perchance we shall meet again someday.

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Synonyms

1 adv · perhaps; by chance (archaic... perhaps maybe possibly peradventure mayhap

Opposites

certainly surely

Word family

Related forms chance peradventure

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').

par chance Old French cadere Latin

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Register & Style

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