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# mayhap

adverb (old use, in fairy tales)

«mayhap» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Mayhap means perhaps or maybe; it is an old word for a guess about what may happen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayhap/#m1)

### In the lessons

an old word used by wise people, kings or helpers in fairy tales when they hope or guess something

### Examples

- Mayhap thou wilt do so, said she. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayhap/#x1)
- Mayhap under the stones you will find a treasure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayhap/#x2)
- Mayhap it will save them from danger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayhap/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mayhap» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayhap/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mayhap» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mayhap.html) on Mova free.