perchance

per·chance

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [per-chans, -chahns]
- /pərˈtʃæns, -ˈtʃɑns/
- /pəˈtʃɑːns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [per-chans, -chahns]
- /pərˈtʃæns, -ˈtʃɑns/

Definitions of perchance word

adverb perchance Literary. perhaps; maybe; possibly. 1
adverb perchance Archaic. by chance. 1
adverb perchance perhaps, maybe 1
adverb perchance Perchance means perhaps. 0
adverb perchance perhaps; possibly 0
adverb perchance by chance; accidentally 0

See all 6 definitions of perchance

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Origin of perchance

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English, variant of par chance by chance < Anglo-French. See per, chance

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Parts of speech for Perchance

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Perchance

perchance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for perchance

adv perchance

as likely as not — very probably
assumably — in a presumable manner
at all — You use at all at the end of a clause to give emphasis in negative statements, conditional clauses, and questions.
by any means — in any way possible; at all; somehow

adverb perchance

conceivable — If something is conceivable, you can imagine it or believe it.
credible — Credible means able to be trusted or believed.
expediently — In an expedient manner.
feasible — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
obtainable — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.

All 17 Synonyms of perchance