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" (39 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
9 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- може би adv (perhaps, by chance)
- случайно adv (perhaps, by chance)
Dutch
1 entries- mogelijkerwijs adv (perhaps, by chance)
Marathi
1 entries- यदाकदाचित adv (perhaps, by chance)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- veleicht adv (perhaps, by chance)
Polish
2 entries- być może adv (perhaps, by chance)
- przypadkiem adv (perhaps, by chance)
Portuguese
1 entries- porventura adv (perhaps, by chance)
Spanish
1 entries- por ventura adv (perhaps, by chance)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
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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