adverb / noun
peradventure
per-ud-VEN-cher/ˌpərədˈvɛntʃər/
A chance that something is true or may happen.
Peradventure rain will come, though patches of clear sky remain.
Etymology
Old French par aventure meant 'by chance,' with aventure referring to a chance happening. As an adverb, the phrase expresses uncertainty about whether something is so: 'perhaps' or 'possibly'.
In context
So, people are going to instruct those that are opposing themselves if God peradventure will give them repentance
More examples
- Peradventure we can find a quieter place to talk.
- If peradventure you need help, I am next door.
- Their success is still a matter of peradventure.
Forms
peradventure · peradventures
Similar words
- possibility
- A common noun for something that may be true.
- chance
- Often emphasizes likelihood rather than uncertainty about the truth.
- perhaps
- An everyday adverb where peradventure sounds old-fashioned or literary.