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Definition of perchance in English: perchanceadverb pəˈtʃɑːnspərˈtʃæns archaic, literary By some chance; perhaps. we dare not go ashore lest perchance we should fall into some snare Example sentencesExamples - Through the years the myth has arisen that New Yorkers are the most sophisticated of sports fans, ready to cheer what they consider a great performance even if, perchance, it is recorded by someone who plays for a team in another city.
- Anyway, I wish you a great life Scarlet and perchance we shall meet again.
- Could it perchance be that we aren't producing the right stuff, because we don't have enough of a rugby culture, because an embarrassingly small number of new recruits has been attracted by successive ‘strategies’ laid out by the blazers?
- Or maybe, perchance, every human born unto this world is in possession of a soul.
- I must put away this lovely diary posthaste, lest someone perchance read it and learn of my secret identity!
Synonyms by chance, by any chance, by some chance, as it may be, as it may happen, as things may turn out maybe, perhaps, possibly, for all one knows, it could be (that), it is possible (that), conceivably Northern English happen literary peradventure, mayhap, haply rare percase
Origin Middle English: from Old French par cheance 'by chance'. Rhymes advance, Afrikaans, à outrance, chance, dance, enhance, entrance, faience, France, glance, lance, mischance, outdance, prance, Provence, stance, trance Definition of perchance in US English: perchanceadverbpərˈCHanspərˈtʃæns literary, archaic By some chance; perhaps. we dare not go ashore lest perchance we should fall into some snare Example sentencesExamples - Or maybe, perchance, every human born unto this world is in possession of a soul.
- I must put away this lovely diary posthaste, lest someone perchance read it and learn of my secret identity!
- Anyway, I wish you a great life Scarlet and perchance we shall meet again.
- Could it perchance be that we aren't producing the right stuff, because we don't have enough of a rugby culture, because an embarrassingly small number of new recruits has been attracted by successive ‘strategies’ laid out by the blazers?
- Through the years the myth has arisen that New Yorkers are the most sophisticated of sports fans, ready to cheer what they consider a great performance even if, perchance, it is recorded by someone who plays for a team in another city.
Synonyms by chance, by any chance, by some chance, as it may be, as it may happen, as things may turn out maybe, perhaps, possibly, for all one knows, it could be, it could be that, it is possible, it is possible that, conceivably
Origin Middle English: from Old French par cheance ‘by chance’. |