wellicht

== Dutch == === Etymology === Perhaps from Middle Low German villicht, villîcht (modern German Low German villicht). Cognate with German vielleicht. === Pronunciation === === Adverb === wellicht (sentence-initial) possibly, perhaps Wellicht heeft hij de trein gemist. ― Perhaps he missed the train. probably, likely Dit zal wellicht helpen. ― This will probably help. ==== Usage notes ==== Used as the opening word of a sentence, the term tends to indicate a lower degree of confidence. ==== Synonyms ==== (sentence-initial): misschien waarschijnlijk