word-vault/dist/data/cards/ma/maybe.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "maybe",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used when you are not certain that something will happen or that something is true or is a correct number",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Maybe he'll come, maybe he won't."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Are you going to sell your house?’ ‘Maybe.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is she right? Maybe, maybe not."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Maybe it will do me some good to go for a run."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It will cost two, maybe three hundred pounds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We go there maybe once or twice a month."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are two sides to every story, maybe even more in this case."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "perhaps",
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used when making a suggestion",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I thought maybe we could go together."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Maybe you should tell her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Maybe we can meet for lunch next week sometime."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Maybe readers should be warned."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've just got a new laptop, so maybe you can use my old one."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "perhaps",
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used when replying to a question or an idea, especially when you are not sure whether to agree or disagree",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘I think he should resign.’ ‘Maybe.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Am I nervous? Well, maybe just a little.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘You should stop work when you have the baby.’ ‘Maybe, but I can't afford to.’"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "perhaps",
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty", "Opinion and argument"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeɪbi/",
                "audio": "ma/maybe/maybe__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeɪbi/",
                "audio": "ma/maybe/maybe__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from the phrase it may be (that)."
}