Perchance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpɜːˈtʃɑːns/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Perchance is an adverb meaning (dated or humorous) Perhaps.
Meaning
(dated or humorous) Perhaps.
Example Sentences
You wouldn't, perchance, have a bottle opener on you, would you?
Perchance he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him[…]
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.
“Yet pull not down my palace towers, that are / So lightly, beautifully built: / Perchance I may return with others there / When I have purged my guilt.”
Synonyms for perchance
Depending on context, synonyms include maybe, peradventure, mayhap, possibly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peradventure, maybe, possibly, chancefully, haply, happily.
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