perchance

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /pɜː(ɹ)ˈtʃɑːns/

Adverb

perchance (not comparable)

1. perhaps; by chance
   • 1855, Robert Browning, “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came”, XXVII:

     A great black bird, Apollyon's bosom-friend, / Sailed past, nor beat his wide wing dragon-penned / That brushed my cap—perchance the guide I sought.

Synonyms

• by any chance
• maybe
• peradventure
• perhaps
• possibly
• mayhap

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