p'rapsadv.

Brit.

/praps/, U.S.

/præps/

Forms: 1700s–1800s p'rhaps, 1700s– p'r'aps, 1800s– praps, 1800s– p'raps.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: perhaps adv.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of perhaps adv.

= perhaps adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adverb] > perhaps

is wenc897

wen isc897

peradventurec1300

peradventurec1325

perchancec1350

uphapa1375

percasea1393

lightly1395

in casea1398

maybea1400

may chancea1400

may-falla1400

may-fortunea1400

may-tidea1400

perhapa1464

happen1487

perhapsc1520

percase1523

ablea1525

by chance1526

mayhap1533

fortunea1535

belikelya1551

haps1570

mayhappen1577

perhappen1578

possibly1600

not impossibly1667

ables1673

aunters1673

aiblins1720

p'rapsa1745

aunterens1825

mebbe1825

yes-no1898

yimkin1925

ja-nee1937

a1745 J. Swift Poems (1937) III. 1020 Ay' b't then, p'rhaps, says you, t's a m'rry Whim.

1778 H. Brooke Contending Brothers iv. i. 161 Tell her dthere's a gentleman here, a frient of hers, dthat she vwou'd be glad to see, p'r'aps.

1858 Harper's Mag. Jan. 179/2 I've heard there was another mountain higher than these here, somewhar in Kaintuck, or p'raps New York, or some furrin place.

1898 G. B. Shaw Candida i. 93 I did think you a bit of a fool once; but I'm beginnin' to think that praps I was be'ind the times a bit.

1912 J. Masefield Widow in Bye St. 24 We might go round one evening, p'raps.

1955 N. Marsh Scales of Justice iv. 75 I know what they'll say about me. Not you, p'r'aps, but the others.

1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose xviii. 182 You'll 'ave to see the doctor. P'raps it's yer 'anky-panky?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	praps
释义	p'rapsadv. Brit. /praps/, U.S. /præps/ Forms: 1700s–1800s p'rhaps, 1700s– p'r'aps, 1800s– praps, 1800s– p'raps. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: perhaps adv. Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of perhaps adv. = perhaps adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adverb] > perhaps is wenc897 wen isc897 peradventurec1300 peradventurec1325 perchancec1350 uphapa1375 percasea1393 lightly1395 in casea1398 maybea1400 may chancea1400 may-falla1400 may-fortunea1400 may-tidea1400 perhapa1464 happen1487 perhapsc1520 percase1523 ablea1525 by chance1526 mayhap1533 fortunea1535 belikelya1551 haps1570 mayhappen1577 perhappen1578 possibly1600 not impossibly1667 ables1673 aunters1673 aiblins1720 p'rapsa1745 aunterens1825 mebbe1825 yes-no1898 yimkin1925 ja-nee1937 a1745 J. Swift Poems (1937) III. 1020 Ay' b't then, p'rhaps, says you, t's a m'rry Whim. 1778 H. Brooke Contending Brothers iv. i. 161 Tell her dthere's a gentleman here, a frient of hers, dthat she vwou'd be glad to see, p'r'aps. 1858 Harper's Mag. Jan. 179/2 I've heard there was another mountain higher than these here, somewhar in Kaintuck, or p'raps New York, or some furrin place. 1898 G. B. Shaw Candida i. 93 I did think you a bit of a fool once; but I'm beginnin' to think that praps I was be'ind the times a bit. 1912 J. Masefield Widow in Bye St. 24 We might go round one evening, p'raps. 1955 N. Marsh Scales of Justice iv. 75 I know what they'll say about me. Not you, p'r'aps, but the others. 1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose xviii. 182 You'll 'ave to see the doctor. P'raps it's yer 'anky-panky? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1745
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