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1 perhaps
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2 apparent
[ə'pærənt]1) (easy to see; evident: It is quite apparent to all of us that you haven't done your work properly.) zrejmý, jasný2) (seeming but perhaps not real: his apparent unwillingness.) zdanlivý•* * *• zdanlivý• zjavný• zrejmý• jasný -
3 hopeful
1) ((negative unhopeful) full of hope: The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success.) plný nádeje2) (giving a reason or encouragement for hope: That's a hopeful sign - perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.) nádejný3) (likely to be pleasant, successful etc: The future looks quite hopeful.) sľubný* * *• plný nádeje• nádejný -
4 man of letters
(a writer and/or scholar: Shakespeare was perhaps Britain's greatest man of letters.) spisovateľ* * *• vzdelanec• spisovatel• ucenec• literát -
5 maybe
['meibi:](it is possible (that); perhaps: Maybe he'll come, and maybe he won't.) možno* * *• vari• snád• hádam• azda• co najskôr• možno -
6 possibly
1) (perhaps: `Will you have time to do it?' `Possibly.') možno2) (in a way or manner that is possible: I'll come as fast as I possibly can; I can't possibly eat any more; Could you possibly lend me your pen?) podľa svojej možnosti* * *• snád• možná -
7 queer
[kwiə] 1. adjective1) (odd, strange or unusual: queer behaviour; queer noises in the middle of the night.) zvláštny2) (sick; unwell: I do feel a bit queer - perhaps I ate too many oysters.) pociťujúci nevoľnosť3) ((slang) homosexual.) teplý2. noun(a homosexual.) teploš, buzerant, homoš- queerly- queerness* * *• zvláštny• homosexuálny• nesvoj
См. также в других словарях:
Perhaps — Per*haps , adv. [Per + hap chance.] By chance; peradventure; perchance; it may be. [1913 Webster] And pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. Acts viii. 22. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perhaps — 1520s, formed from M.E. per, par by, through + plural of hap chance (see HAPPEN (Cf. happen)), on model of peradventure, perchance, etc. which now have been superseded by this word … Etymology dictionary
perhaps — [adv] possibly as it may be, as the case may be, conceivably, feasibly, for all one knows, imaginably, it may be, maybe, perchance, reasonably; concept 552 Ant. improbably, never, unlikely … New thesaurus
perhaps — ► ADVERB 1) expressing uncertainty or possibility. 2) used when making a polite request or suggestion. ORIGIN from PER(Cf. ↑per) + HAP(Cf. ↑H) … English terms dictionary
perhaps — [pər haps′] adv. [ PER1 + haps, pl. of HAP1] possibly; maybe … English World dictionary
perhaps — [[t]pə(r)hæ̱ps, præ̱ps[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with cl/group (vagueness) You use perhaps to express uncertainty, for example, when you do not know that something is definitely true, or when you are mentioning something that may possibly happen in the… … English dictionary
perhaps — per|haps [ pər hæps ] adverb *** Perhaps can be used in the following ways: as a sentence adverb (making a comment on the whole sentence or clause): Perhaps we ve met before. as an ordinary adverb (before a number): He was perhaps 95. 1. ) used… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
perhaps */*/*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈhæps] / US [pərˈhæps] adverb Summary: Perhaps can be used in the following ways: as a sentence adverb (making a comment on the whole sentence or clause): Perhaps we ve met before. as an ordinary adverb (before a number): He was perhaps… … English dictionary
perhaps — per|haps W1S2 [pəˈhæps, præps US pər , præps] adv [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: per + haps, plural of hap chance (13 20 centuries) ( HAPPY)] 1.) used to say that something may be true, but you are not sure = ↑maybe ▪ Perhaps she s next door. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
perhaps — adverb 1 possibly; maybe: This is perhaps her finest novel yet. | Perhaps she s next door. | Do you think Mark s upset? Perhaps. | perhaps not: Do you think I dare ask him? Perhaps not. 2 used to say that a number is only a guess: The room was… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
perhaps*/*/*/ — [pəˈhæps] adv 1) used for saying that you are not certain whether something is true I haven t seen them for months – perhaps they ve moved away.[/ex] There were perhaps a dozen women in the audience.[/ex] 2) spoken used when you are making a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
