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Maybe is defined as possibly or perhaps.

(adverb)

An example of maybe used as an adverb is stating what someone might do; "She will maybe go to the pool tomorrow."

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See maybe in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb

perhaps

Origin: ME (for it may be)

See maybe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb
Perhaps; possibly.
noun
Informal
  1. An uncertainty: There are so many maybes involved in playing the stock market.
  2. An uncertain reply: It's better to receive a fast and honest no than a drawn-out maybe.

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