perchance

Meanings

• adverb

  expressing doubt or uncertainty; possibly

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Synonyms

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

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Rhymes

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chance , dance , romance

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Homophones

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1. perchance (en) : expressing doubt or uncertainty; possibly
   

2. perchance (en) : a chance
   

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Variants

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perchance

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'perhaps, maybe, possibly' in Middle English.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'perchance' is derived from the Old French word 'perche', meaning 'through, across'.

2. The word 'perchance' was once more commonly used in formal English than it is today.

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1. doubt: Related to the concept of uncertainty and hesitation.

2. possibility: Related to the concept of something that could happen, but not yet confirmed.

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Culture

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In literature, 'perchance' has been used to add a sense of uncertainty and suspense. For instance, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, the character Hamlet ponders, 'To be, or not to be: that is the question: / Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, / Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, / And by opposing end them: to die, to sleep; / No more; and by a sleep to say we end / The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks / That flesh is heir to: ' (Act 3, Scene 1).

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2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device by remembering the phrase 'Perchance means possibly, uncertainly, or maybe'.

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