May be and Perhaps

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May be

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Perhaps and may be are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perhaps" instead an adverb phrase "May be".

Perhaps

Perhaps adverb - It is possible.
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Synonyms for Perhaps
May be and perhaps are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "May be" with "Perhaps", this terms are similar.

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  • Comic Book / Flex Mentallo Possibly justified, in that the entire thing may be happening in the head of a lifelong comic book fan, ... or perhaps not.
    Source: Comic Book / Flex Mentallo
  • Other times, the evil entity may be invoking this deliberately; perhaps a character is possessed and it's making them physically ill, perhaps the Artifact of Doom is causing it, whatever.
    Source: Allergic to Evil
  • Both definitions are close and sound the same, the former is a verb phrase meaning "might be" or "could be" and the latter is an adverb meaning "perhaps" or "possibly." "Maybe I will go out tonight," and "I may be going out tonight" are examples of their correct usages.
    Source: The Big List of Booboos and Blunders
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