"может быть" meaning in Russian

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Adverb

IPA: [ˈmoʐɨd‿bɨtʲ] Audio: Ru-может быть.ogg Forms: мо́жет быть [canonical], móžet bytʹ [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “it may be”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|it may be}} “it may be”, {{lit|it may be}} Literally, “it may be” Head templates: {{ru-adv|мо́жет быть}} мо́жет быть • (móžet bytʹ)
  1. (hedge) maybe, perhaps, possibly Synonyms: быть мо́жет (bytʹ móžet) (english: less common word order)
    Sense id: en-может_быть-ru-adv-3xqQyDhI Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian hedges
{
  "abbreviations": [
    {
      "roman": "mb",
      "word": "мб"
    },
    {
      "roman": "m. b.",
      "word": "м. б."
    },
    {
      "roman": "m.b.",
      "word": "м.б."
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it may be"
      },
      "expansion": "“it may be”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it may be"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “it may be”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “it may be”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "мо́жет быть",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "móžet bytʹ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "мо́жет быть"
      },
      "expansion": "мо́жет быть • (móžet bytʹ)",
      "name": "ru-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Russian",
  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Russian hedges",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "literally, “I, maybe, will come late tonight.”",
          "text": "Я, мо́жет быть, приду́ сего́дня по́здно.\nJa, móžet bytʹ, pridú sevódnja pózdno.\nI may come late tonight.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Well, perhaps so.",
          "roman": "Nu, móžet bytʹ, i tak.",
          "text": "Ну, мо́жет быть, и так.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Are you going to finish your work at last?",
          "roman": "Móžet bytʹ, ty, nakonéc, dodélaješʹ svojú rabótu?",
          "text": "Мо́жет быть, ты, наконе́ц, доде́лаешь свою́ рабо́ту?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Perhaps it is so, perhaps not. OR It may be or may NOT be (a pun).",
          "roman": "Móžet bytʹ, a móžet i ne bytʹ.",
          "text": "Мо́жет быть, а мо́жет и не быть.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maybe, perhaps, possibly"
      ],
      "id": "en-может_быть-ru-adv-3xqQyDhI",
      "links": [
        [
          "maybe",
          "maybe"
        ],
        [
          "perhaps",
          "perhaps"
        ],
        [
          "possibly",
          "possibly"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "hedge",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hedge) maybe, perhaps, possibly"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "less common word order",
          "roman": "bytʹ móžet",
          "word": "быть мо́жет"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmoʐɨd‿bɨtʲ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ru-может быть.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6e/Ru-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%82%D1%8C.ogg/Ru-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%82%D1%8C.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Ru-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%82%D1%8C.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "может быть"
}
{
  "abbreviations": [
    {
      "roman": "mb",
      "word": "мб"
    },
    {
      "roman": "m. b.",
      "word": "м. б."
    },
    {
      "roman": "m.b.",
      "word": "м.б."
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it may be"
      },
      "expansion": "“it may be”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it may be"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “it may be”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “it may be”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "мо́жет быть",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "móžet bytʹ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "мо́жет быть"
      },
      "expansion": "мо́жет быть • (móžet bytʹ)",
      "name": "ru-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Russian",
  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Russian adverbs",
        "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Russian hedges",
        "Russian lemmas",
        "Russian multiword terms",
        "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Russian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "literally, “I, maybe, will come late tonight.”",
          "text": "Я, мо́жет быть, приду́ сего́дня по́здно.\nJa, móžet bytʹ, pridú sevódnja pózdno.\nI may come late tonight.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Well, perhaps so.",
          "roman": "Nu, móžet bytʹ, i tak.",
          "text": "Ну, мо́жет быть, и так.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Are you going to finish your work at last?",
          "roman": "Móžet bytʹ, ty, nakonéc, dodélaješʹ svojú rabótu?",
          "text": "Мо́жет быть, ты, наконе́ц, доде́лаешь свою́ рабо́ту?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Perhaps it is so, perhaps not. OR It may be or may NOT be (a pun).",
          "roman": "Móžet bytʹ, a móžet i ne bytʹ.",
          "text": "Мо́жет быть, а мо́жет и не быть.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maybe, perhaps, possibly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maybe",
          "maybe"
        ],
        [
          "perhaps",
          "perhaps"
        ],
        [
          "possibly",
          "possibly"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "hedge",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hedge) maybe, perhaps, possibly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmoʐɨd‿bɨtʲ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ru-может быть.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6e/Ru-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%82%D1%8C.ogg/Ru-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%82%D1%8C.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Ru-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%B1%D1%8B%D1%82%D1%8C.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "less common word order",
      "roman": "bytʹ móžet",
      "word": "быть мо́жет"
    }
  ],
  "word": "может быть"
}

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