maybe

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmeɪbi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmeɪbi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mābē)

Collocations for "maybe"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "maybe" in context.

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maybe

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adv
  1. maybe you're right
  2. maybe it's better this way
  3. maybe I will [go, try, stop]
  4. maybe you [can, could, should]
  5. thought maybe you might [like, want]
  6. is maybe the [best, worst]
  7. maybe even [more, faster, bigger]
  8. well, maybe just one
  9. maybe (sometime) in the future
  10. not now, but maybe later
  11. not now, and maybe never
  12. maybe in a few [days, hours, weeks]
  13. then again, maybe not
  14. maybe, maybe not
  15. maybe not, but
  16. maybe so, but
  17. maybe I will, maybe I won't
  18. maybe if you [tell, ask, say]
  19. except for maybe [that, this]
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