maybe
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈmeɪbi/
:
un quizá
- There were a million maybes, all of them wrapped up with that person she might have been.
- ifs and maybes
- a lot of maybes
- many maybes
Never accept a no or a maybe what a yes is still possible.
- Never accept a no or a maybe what a yes is still possible.
Examples
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Never accept a no or a maybe what a yes is still possible.
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- Have we cast yet? - Some maybes, but no.
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I still have hope, so the maybes are still possible.
Blog text (23) -
They said one or two maybe, but the other fifty were yours.
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Ninety percent of "maybes" are yeses.
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Unfortunately, that's all we have: maybes, increasing exponentially every day.
Fiction book (1997) -
"That's a lot of maybes, Joe," Thorn said.
Fiction book (1996) -
All these maybes make me flustered and remove the enjoyment for me at least.
Blog text (27) -
The FB page currently has 235 members who are going, 100 maybes, and a further 2,969 who are invited.
Blog text (23) -
The teacher told the students that their project submissions were still in the maybe category.
Antonyms
How Certain
- Literature
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3.4
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3.6
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3.1
∞
2.0
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5.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Maybe as a noun comes from the same phrase may + be, meaning 'it may be so'. So a 'maybe' is an uncertain answer or a way to say someone has not decided.