mayhap

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmeɪˌhæp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mā′hap, māhap′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
may•hap  (mā′hap, māhap′),USA pronunciation adv. [Archaic.]
  1. perhaps.
  • short for it may hap 1530–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mayhap / ˈmeɪˌhæp/
  1. an archaic word for perhaps
Etymology: 16th Century: shortened from it may hap
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