used to show that something is possible or that something might be true: Maybe they'll come tomorrow. Maybe you were right after all.

In the phrase may be /meɪ bi:/ may is a modal verb and be is a main or auxiliary verb. Here may and be are two separate words, whereas maybe is one word:.

24 авг. 2021 г. · “Maybe” is an adverb meaning “perhaps.” “May be” is a verb phrase that generally means the same thing as “might be.”

16 нояб. 2024 г. · The meaning of MAYBE is perhaps. How to use maybe in a sentence.

People use maybe to mean ' sometimes', particularly in a series of general statements about what someone does, or about something that regularly happens.

Maybe is a shortened version of the Middle English phrase, "it may be." People use it when they're not sure about something — or they aren't ready to give their ...

adverb. perhaps; possibly: Maybe I'll go too.

1 мар. 2019 г. · As separate words, “may be” acts as a verb phrase and means “might be” or “could be.” For this usage, the word “may” is a modal verb. And “be” ...

1used when you are not certain that something will happen or that something is true or is a correct number synonym perhaps Maybe he'll come, maybe he won't.

3 MAYBEused to show that you are not sure of an amount or number The problems really started maybe two or three years ago. He looked like he was thirty, maybe ...