Perchance

Definitions: Perchance

Perchance

Adverb

1. (archaic) through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream..".

2. By chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "perchance" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Perchance \Per*chance"\, adverb. [French expression par by (L. per) chance. See Par, and Chance.]. (Websters 1913)

Tips from 1870

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Perchance

Chance 2

Adverb: by chance, accidentally, by accident; casually; perchance; (possibly); for aught one knows; as good would have it, as bad would have it, as luck would have it, as ill-luck would have it, as chance would have it; as it may be, as it may chance, as it may turn up, as it may happen; as the case may be.

Possibility

Adverb: possibly, by possibility; perhaps, perchance, peradventure; maybe, may be, haply, mayhap.

Crosswords: Perchance

Are you perchance a nurse? (S.O.B.; writing credit: Blake Edwards)

Perchance to Dream (1997)

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Books

• Perchance of Death (reference)

• Perchance to Dream (reference)

• Perchance to Dream (Star Trek Next Generation, No 19) (reference)

• Perchance to Dream: The Indian Adventures (The Indian Adventures of Giuseppe Bergman) (reference)

• To Sleep, Perchance to Dream: A Child's Book of Rhymes (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• The Twilight Zone: Perchance To Dream/ Shadow (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Perchance To Dream-A Lullaby Album For Children And Adults (reference)

• To Dream, Perchance to Sleep (reference)

• To Sleep: Perchance to Dream (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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Further, in all matters, the execution of which is entrusted,to these twenty five barons, if perchance these twenty five are present and disagree about anything, or if some of them, after being summoned, are unwilling or unable to be present, that which the majority of those present ordain or command shall be held as fixed and established, exactly as if the whole twenty five had concurred in this; and the said twenty five shall swear that they will faithfully observe all that is aforesaid, and cause it to be observed with all their might. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Meanwhile, nevertheless, it was sad to think of the perchance mortal agony through which he must struggle towards his triumph.

They were of those dwarfish natures, which, if perchance heated by some sullen fire, easily become monstrous.

The mason who finishes the cornice of the palace returns at night perchance to a hut not so good as a wigwam.

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Afrikaan

miskien (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), altemitters (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), altemits (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), altemit (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), allig (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), aansies (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), aans (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Albanian

ndoshta (belike, maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), ndofta (maybe, perhaps, possibly), mbase (maybe, perhaps). (various references)

Arabic 

‏محتمل (bearable, endurable, likely, perhaps, possible, potential, presumably, probable, prospective, sufferable, supportable, sustainable, tolerable), ‏بالمصادفة (fortuitously, haphazard attempt). (various references)

Bulgarian 

случайно (accidentally, at random, by accident, by chance, casually, circumstantially, fortuitously, happily, idly, incidentally, occasionally, on occasion, sporadically), може би (conceivably, maybe, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Czech

náhodou (accidentally, at random, by chance, by mistake, if and when, occasionally). (various references)

Danish

mulighvis (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), måske (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Dutch

wellicht (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), soms (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly, several times, sometimes), mogelijkerwijs (if the occasion arises, maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), mogelijk (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possible, possibly), mogelýkerwýs (if the occasion arises, maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), mogelýk (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possible, possibly), misschien (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Faeroese

møguliga (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), kanska (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Farsi 

ممکن است (May, Perhaps), توان بود (Perhaps), اتفاقا (Haphazard, Peradventure, Perhaps), شاید (Belike, Lest, Like, May, Maybe, Peradventure, Perhaps). (various references)

French

peut-être (perhaps). (various references)

Frisian

mooglik (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possible, possibly), miskien (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), mûlk (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possible, possibly), faaks (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

German

zufällig (accidental, accidentally, adventitious, by any chance, by chance, by hazard, casual, casually, chance, coincidental, coincidentally, fortuitous, fortuitously, haphazard, incidental, incidentally, on occasion, perchancely, random, stochastic), vielleicht (by any chance, fair, happen, maybe, mayhap, peradventure, perhaps, perhaps so, possibly, really). (various references)

Greek 

κατά τύχη (by luck, peradventure), ενδεχομένωσ. (various references)

Hawaiian

ndoshta (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Hebrew 

ב�"רך מקר�" (accidentally, at random). (various references)

Hungarian

véletlenül (accidentally, as it fall out, at a venture, at random, by accident, by chance, by coincidence, eventually, haphazard, haphazardly, haply, happily, incidentally), talán (belike, haply, maybe, mayhap, mayhaps, perhaps, possibly, probably, so so), esetleg (by any chance, haply, incidentally, maybe, mayhap, mayhaps, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Indonesian

secara kebetulan (accidentally). (various references)

Italian

forse (about, maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly, probably). (various references)

Lombard

poeu vess (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Malay

mungkin (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), boleh jadi (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Manx

foddee (can, may, maybe, peradventure, perhaps, possibly, probably). (various references)

Norwegian

kanskje (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Papiamen

podisé (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), talbes (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), kisas (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Pig Latin

erchancepay

Polish

może. (various references)

Portuguese

possivelmente (belike, likely, maybug, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Romanian

poate (maybe, mayhap, peradventure, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Russian 

случайно (accidentally, accidently, at random, by accident, by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, haphazardly, incidentally, occasionally). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

otprilike (about, approximately, around, circa, some, thereabouts), možda (maybe, perhaps, possible). (various references)

Spanish

tal vez (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Sranan

sonten (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), sonte (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), kande (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Swahili

labda (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Swedish

till äventyrs (peradventure), kanske (haply, maybe, mayhap, peradventure, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Tagalog

sigúro (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), maráhil (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Turkish

olur ya (peradventure), bir ihtimal (by any chance, contingently, off chance, perhaps), belki (contingently, maybe, mayhap, peradventure, perhaps, possibly), belkí (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), şans eseri (fluke, haphazard, incidentally). (various references)

Ukranian 

випадково (accidentally, adventitiously, by accident, by chance, casually, circumstantiality, fortuitously, haphazard, haphazardly, incidentally, occasionally, promiscuously), можливо (conceivably, maybe, peradventure, perhaps, possibly, presumably, probably). (various references)

Vietnamese 

ngẫu nhiên (accidentally, adventitious, casual, chance, contingent, fortuitous, haply, incidental, incidentally, promiscuous), may ra, có thể tình cờ. (various references)

Welsh

odid (peradventure). (various references)

Yucatec

wale' (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), wal (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), talbes (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), kensa biixi' (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly), beyts'abile' (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

Zulu

ngabe (maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly). (various references)

fortasse, forte. (various references)

Misspellings

"Perchance" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: erchance, Kerchache, pecheneg, penchance, perchanced, perchen, purchace. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: chancre, cheapen, cheaper, peacher.

-3 letters: achene, cancer, careen, chance, cranch, creche, eparch, peahen, pechan, prance, preach, recane.

-4 letters: arpen, cache, caner, caper, chape, chare, cheap, cheep, cheer, crane, crape, creep, crepe, hance, hence, nacre, pacer, parch, peace, peach, pecan, pence, perch, perea, preen, rance, ranch, ranee, raphe, reach, recap, recce.

-5 letters: ache, acne, acre.

+5 letters: prosencephalic, rhinencephalic.

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