mayhappen

mayhappen
/may'hap"euhn/, adv. Archaic.
perhaps; mayhap.
[1520-30; short for it may happen]

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  • maybe — adv perhaps, possibly, mayhap, Chiefly Dial. mayhappen, Literary. perchance, Archaic. peradventure; haply, as the case may be, it may be, for all or aught one knows; if possible, if at all or humanly possible, God willing, wind and weather… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • perhaps — adv maybe, it may be, as the case may be, mayhap, Chiefly Dial. mayhappen, Literary. perchance, Archaic. peradventure; possibly, for all one knows, it could be that, there is a chance or possibility that, who knows but that; if possible, if one… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • possibly — adv perhaps, maybe, mayhap, Chiefly Dial. mayhappen, Literary. perchance, Archaic. per adventure; haply, it may be, as the chance may be, as luck will have it, for all or aught one knows; if possible, if at all or humanly possible, God willing,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • mayhap — [mā hap′, mā′hap΄] adv. [< ( it) may hap(pen)] Archaic perhaps; maybe: also mayhappen …   English World dictionary

  • mappen — ˈmapən adverb Etymology: contraction of mayhappen dialect England : perhaps, possibly, maybe …   Useful english dictionary

  • mayhaps — see mayhappen …   Useful english dictionary

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