Meanings
adverbmayhappen (not comparable)
- dialectalnot comparableobsoletemaybe, perhaps.
[…] they hastened up, and presently stood before that cavern's mouth with doubt and joy mingled in their minds; for now, mayhappen, they had reached the gate of the Glittering Plain, or mayhappen the gate of death.
1891, William Morris, The Story of the Glittering PlainSynonyms: mayhap
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbmaybe, perhaps.
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APA
mayhappen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mayhappen
MLA
“mayhappen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mayhappen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mayhappen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mayhappen.
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