To sleep, perchance to dream; aye, there's the rub, for in that sleep of death, what dreams may come when we have shuffled off this mortal coil must give us pause.
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Perchance
/ˌpɜɹˈtʃæns/
Synonyms for "perchance" (33 found)
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Adverb(4 words)
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Adverb(1 words)
by chance
Related words (16)
Adverb(4 words)
haplyimaginablyin some wayincidentallyit may bemaybeperhapspossiblysomehowsomehow or otherunpredictably
Noun(1 words)
perhaps the data
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11 entriesperchance a resultperchance explanationperchance hypothesisperchance occurrenceperchance outcomeperchance resultperchance thatperchance the outcomeperchance this mayperchance to beperchance to occur
Sample sentences
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They might perchance have soon become enlightened as to the mysteries of love had not a great tumult arose in the surrounding country.
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"Touched by his tearful plea, / we asked his race, what tidings, good or ill, / he brings, for hope, perchance, may cheer a captive still."
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"I fled, 'tis true, and saved my life by flight, / bursting my bonds in frenzy of despair, / and hidden in a marish lay that night, / waiting till they should sail, if sail, perchance, they might."
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