mayhap

may·hap

M0165300 (mā′hăp′, mā-hăp′)adv. Perhaps; perchance.

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[From the phrase it may hap.]

mayhap

(ˈmeɪˌhæp) adv an archaic word for perhaps[C16: shortened from it may hap]

may•hap

(ˌmeɪˈhæp, ˈmeɪˌhæp)

adv. perhaps. [1530–40; short for it may hap]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

mayhap - by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time"maybe, peradventure, perhaps, possibly, perchance

mayhap

adverbPossibly but not certainly:maybe, perchance, perhaps.