How to pronounce perhaps

Say it like this: /pɚˈhæps/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/pɚˈhæps/

British/pəˈhæps/

What does perhaps mean?

advPossibly.

“There was a perhaps credible witness.”

By chance.

nounAn uncertainty.

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