perchance

adverb
UK: /pəˈtʃɑːns/
US: /pərˈtʃæns/

  1. Perhaps; possibly.

    1. Perchance it will rain today.
    2. If perchance you see him, give him this message from me.

Synonyms

maybe perhaps possibly chance odds likelihood
perchance noun

  1. A chance or possibility.

    1. There is always a perchance of failure.
    2. The perchance of success, though slim, motivated him to try again.

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The phonetic transcription of "perchance" is /pəˈtʃɑːns/ in British English and /pərˈtʃæns/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "perchance": maybe, perhaps, possibly, chance, odds, likelihood.

Example usage of "perchance": "Perchance it will rain today.". More examples on the page.