a lo mejor

Spanish

Alternative forms

a la mejor (Mexico)

Etymology

Maybe from "en el mejor de los casos": in the best case.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a lo meˈxoɾ/ [a lo meˈxoɾ]
Syllabification: a lo me‧jor

Adverb

(idiomatic) maybe, perhaps
Synonyms: quizá, quizás, tal vez

See also

posiblemente

Further reading

“a lo mejor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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