perchance

«perchance» in Mova's school dictionary: Perhaps; possibly, by chance — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (old use)

meaning for a pupil

Perhaps; possibly, by chance. tree →

sense in the lessons

in fairy tales, a king or lord wonders aloud whether something may be true

examples

• Well, my lord King, were you frightened, perchance? tree →
• Was he thinking, perchance, of his fair young wife? tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• Then said David to Jonathan: 'Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?'
• The image perchance, which the craftsman hath melted, and the goldsmith spread over with gold, the silversmith casting silver chains?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «perchance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.