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maybe

/ˈmeɪ.bi/ noun C2
  1. Something that is possibly true. (informal)
  2. An answer that shows neither agreement nor disagreement. (informal) · The results of the poll were inconclusive. We got two yeses, three nos, and four maybes.
  3. A future event that may or may not happen. (informal) · About your raise: it's a big maybe.

Plural maybes

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Maybe they were out of boys of the brand you wanted.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 13 · C1
I thought maybe he was going to the doctor’s.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 5 · C1
I ain’t afeared of anything on this side o’ the grave; but I thought that maybe it was him that died o’ the typhoid inspecting the drains what killed him.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 42 · B2
“Well, maybe a wee nip would keep out the raw morning chill.
The Valley of Fear, p. 10 · C1

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