maybe maybe /ˈmeɪbi/

adverb

1. () By chance  ( mayhap [Archaic] , peradventure [Archaic] , perchance , maybe , perhaps , possibly )
   by chance
    Perhaps she will call tomorrow
   perhaps she will call tomorrow
    We may possibly run into them at the concert
   we may possibly run into them at the concert
    It may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time
   it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time