See может быть in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "м. б."
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"1": "it may be"
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"etymology_text": "Literally, “it may be”.",
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"english": "I may come late tonight.",
"literal_meaning": "I, maybe, will come late tonight.",
"roman": "Ja, móžet bytʹ, pridú sevódnja pózdno.",
"text": "Я, мо́жет быть, приду́ сего́дня по́здно.",
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"english": "Well, perhaps so.",
"roman": "Nu, móžet bytʹ, i tak.",
"text": "Ну, мо́жет быть, и так.",
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"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?",
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"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.",
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"maybe, perhaps, possibly"
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"english": "I may come late tonight.",
"literal_meaning": "I, maybe, will come late tonight.",
"roman": "Ja, móžet bytʹ, pridú sevódnja pózdno.",
"text": "Я, мо́жет быть, приду́ сего́дня по́здно.",
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"english": "Well, perhaps so.",
"roman": "Nu, móžet bytʹ, i tak.",
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"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?",
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"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.",
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}
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"word": "может быть"
}
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