{
    "term": "perhaps",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "possibly",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Are you going to come?’ ‘Perhaps. I'll see how I feel.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Perhaps he's forgotten."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used when you want to make a statement or opinion less definite",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This is perhaps his best novel to date."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a difficult upbringing, which perhaps explains why he behaves like that."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used when making a rough estimate",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a change which could affect perhaps 20 per cent of the population"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used when you agree or accept something unwillingly, or do not want to say that you think something is bad",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘You could do it yourself.’ ‘Yeah, perhaps.’"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "used when making a polite request, offer or suggestion",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Perhaps it would be better if you came back tomorrow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think perhaps you've had enough to drink tonight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Perhaps you’d like to have a shower before the others arrive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Perhaps you would be good enough to let him know we are on our way."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pəˈhæps//præps/",
                "audio": "pe/perhaps/perhaps__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pərˈhæps/",
                "audio": "pe/perhaps/perhaps__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent.: from per + hap ‘chance’."
}