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perhaps

 
 
/pəˈhæps/ adverb

Definition

POSSIBLY possibly: Perhaps I'll go to the gym after work. Ben won't be coming but perhaps it's better that way.
USED TO SUGGEST used when you want to suggest or ask someone something: Perhaps you should leave now.
(Definition of perhaps adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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