how to pronounce maybe

/ˈmɛɪ.bi/

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maybe is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of maybe in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… idiot tells us or maybe it isn't in fact …”

meaning of maybe

Maybe means a possibility.

maybe frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word maybe occurs in english on average 104.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics maybe can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that maybe can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;