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We have come to a turning point in the road. If we turn to the right mayhap our children and our children's children will go that way; but if we turn to the left, generations yet unborn will curse our names for having been unfaithful to God and to His Word.
Charles Spurgeon

Meaning of "mayhap" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAYHAP

Shortened from it may hap.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MAYHAP

mayhap  [ˈmeɪˌhæp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAYHAP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mayhap is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAYHAP


hap
hæp
mishap
ˈmɪshæp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAYHAP

mayest
Mayfair
mayfish
mayflies
mayflower
mayfly
mayhem
Mayhew
Maying
mayn´t
Mayo
Mayon
mayonnaise
mayor
mayoral
mayoralties

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAYHAP

ap
Bath chap
cap
chap
cheap
gap
lap
map
on the cheap
rap
site map
snap
soap
strap
swap
T-strap
tap
trap
whap
wrap

Synonyms and antonyms of mayhap in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mayhap» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAYHAP

Find out the translation of mayhap to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mayhap from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mayhap» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mayhap
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tal vez
570 millions of speakers

English

mayhap
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mayhap
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mayhap
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Быть может,
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mayhap
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mayhap
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mayhap
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mayhap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mayhap
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mayhap
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mayhap
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mayhap
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

mayhap
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mayhap
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेहॅप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mayhap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mayhap
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mayhap
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бути може ,
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mayhap
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

mayhap
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mogelijkerwijs
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

måhända
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kanhende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mayhap

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAYHAP»

The term «mayhap» is regularly used and occupies the 78.383 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAYHAP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mayhap» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mayhap» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mayhap

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QUOTES WITH «MAYHAP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mayhap.
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Charles Spurgeon
We have come to a turning point in the road. If we turn to the right mayhap our children and our children's children will go that way; but if we turn to the left, generations yet unborn will curse our names for having been unfaithful to God and to His Word.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAYHAP»

Discover the use of mayhap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mayhap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The British drama
Fan. How should 1 know where be is? what do tou ask roe for ? Ralph. There's no harm in putting a civil question, be there ; Wby you look as cross and ill- natured Van. Well, mayhap I do — and mayhap I have whcre-withal for it. Ralph.
British drama, 1804
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Bittersweet Nightshade
It took Sir Mayhap a long time to even getafew feetnear her without Osiris moving to ask him a question ordistract himin some way.When hefinally did, theyhadan odd conversation. “Good day, Lady, why do you sit so far from the fire? You'll ...
Yew Baneberry, 2007
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Najdi Arabic: Central Arabian
The nearest equivalent in English is the somewhāt antiquāted 'mayhap' or ' happen' as it is still used in dialects of the North of England. In modern standard English there seems to be no equivalent (1) a-b-a-rūh kūd a-lga ma'-hin zōd I-will -I-go ...
Bruce Ingham, 1994
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A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
1942 "By Newman and, mayhap, wise-manned to boot . . 655.27 R. and B. 1.440 "Not more from the husband's anger than, mayhap 681.4 R. and B. 2.1176 What study, and mayhap some mother-wit, 803.27 R. and B. 8.70 One juvenile and ...
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Abd. Gibbie 'ill be here mayhap whan least ye luik for him, MACDONALD Sir GibLie (1879) xxxiii. Lnk. Nayhap you'll think I halflins ken, PARKER Misc. Pot- 111s (1859) 51. Edb. Boist'rous winds mayhap portend That the ripe corn will hardly ...
Joseph Wright
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Letters by an odd boy, with rhymes by ditto
Letters. Maybe her foes will all combine, Maybe bent on ill design ; Maybe Aquarius their sign, Pray, Nimbus, stay ! Mayhap — whatever I may say — Mayhap in whatsoever way — Mayhap it will not fit May- day My muse to task it. Mayhap ...
Letters, 1866
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My Immortal Protector
Mayhap aye . . . mayhap no.” “Mayhap she's not daft. Mayhap she's running from you. It wouldna be kind of me to be giving up a woman on the run. Mayhap you'll knock her around a little for wandering off, or kill her.” “Mayhap she's my wife or ...
Jen Holling, 2008
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The British Drama: Operas and farces
Ralph. So, Fan, where's the gentleman P Fan. How should 1 know where he is? what do you ask me for? Ralph. There's no harm in putting a civil question, be there ? Why you look as cross and ill-natured Fun. Well, mayhap I do—and mayhap ...
‎1804
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The maid of the mill: A comic opera
Well, mayhap I do — and mayhap I have where-withal for it. Ralph. Why, has the gentleman offered any thing uncivil ? Ecod, I'll try a bout as soon as look at him. Fan. He offer ! — no — he's a gentleman every inch of him : but you are sensible,  ...
Isaac Bickerstaff, 1822
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The Robin Hood Chronicles
Sam Sackett. “Until we've secured the French crown for our Edward,” Robin admitted. “But this is a good chance for a fair bit of money. Thou hast enow to live on for as long as I am like to be away. And on my return, mayhap will I have enow to ...
Sam Sackett

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAYHAP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mayhap is used in the context of the following news items.
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Column: The Baird Facts - Prepping for vacation
... husband and me that something, mayhap many things, should be left behind. His approach is systematic - a puzzle to be thoughtfully solved. «Wicked Local Middleton, Jul 15»
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Tree falls on power lines
TEWKSBURY – If you were one of the 2,400 people left without power Sunday night and lost your air conditioning, your fan, and, mayhap, your ... «Woburn Daily Times, Jul 15»
3
Monumental month
... is sliding down flagpoles all over the South (mayhap that will include the windows of pickup trucks and bumper stickers all over the country.). «Delphos Herald, Jul 15»
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Maine Legislative Committee Votes Unanimously To Investigate …
Mayhap someday even go after the Bu$h Crime League? Nah…. Unanimously? Republican behavior so distasteful even another Republican ... «PoliticusUSA, Jul 15»
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Oedipus Debt: The Greek Financial Tragedy
OEDIPUS: Legal, mayhap, but still a crime against nature. Pluto must have a special place reserved in the underworld for such abominations. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Astros RP Qualls to DL; 1B Singleton Recalled
... time at 1B now that Singleton, the Astros' former top-ish prospect, is justifiably back on the radar. Or, mayhap there's a trade in the works? «The Crawfish Boxes, Jun 15»
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Editorial: Because what this city needs is less parking
Mayhap we exaggerate. Maybe adding three parklets to the mix — or however many the city decides to allow in parallel parking spots along the ... «Eureka Times Standard, Jun 15»
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White House Dossier
... of the goose he had murdered a few years ago. I doubt THEY'VE forgotten OR forgiven. Mayhap THEY put out a contract on Jean Francoise! «White House Dossier, Jun 15»
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Smart Lock Now Acts As A Password Manager Using Your Google …
No more Titanium Backup mayhap? Tiuri Elvander. If this included not just the password but also the settings for my various email accounts ... «Android Police, May 15»
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Iran: Pirate of the Persian Gulf
Mayhap it would be wrong for Foggy Bottom to demand Rezaian's release as a precondition for an international accord. But Ali Rezaian doesn't ... «SFGate, May 15»

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