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adverb
- 1. almost certainly; as far as one knows or can tell: "she would probably never see him again"
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used to mean that something is very likely: I'll probably be home by midnight. I'm probably going - it depends on the weather. He probably didn't even notice. Probably the best thing to do is to call them before you go. Fewer examples. As you will all probably already know, election day is next week.
used to mean that something is very likely: I'll probably be home by midnight. I'm probably going - it depends on the weather. He probably didn't even notice. Probably the best thing to do is to call them before you go. Fewer examples. As you will all probably already know, election day is next week.
Definition of probably adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'probably' probably. (prɒbəbli ) 1. adverb A2. If you say that something is probably the case, you think that it is likely to be the case, although you are not sure. [vagueness] The White House probably won't make this plan public until July. Van Gogh is probably the best-known painter in the world.
adjective. uk / ˈprɒb.ə.b ə l / us / ˈprɑː.bə.b ə l / Add to word list. B2. likely to be true or likely to happen: The probable cause of death was heart failure. An election in June seems increasingly probable. [ + that ] It is probable that share prices will fall even more. Compare. possible (NOT CERTAIN) Opposite. improbable. Fewer examples.
: insofar as seems reasonably true, factual, or to be expected : without much doubt. is probably happy. it will probably rain. Synonyms. assumably. doubtless. likely. presumably. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of probably in a Sentence.
Probably is the adverb form of the adjective probable, meaning “very likely to occur or be true.” Probably is used when you think something will happen or turn out to be true, but you’re not certain enough to say it definitely will.
adverb. /ˈprɑbəbli/. used to say that something is likely to happen or to be true You're probably right. It'll probably be OK. It was the best known and probably the most popular of her songs.
Definitions of 'probably' 1. If you say that something is probably the case, you think that it is likely to be the case, although you are not sure. [vagueness] [...] 2. You can use probably when you want to make your opinion sound less forceful or definite, so that you do not offend people. [vagueness] [...] More. Synonyms of 'probably'
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English prob‧a‧bly /ˈprɒbəbli $ ˈprɑː-/ S1 W1 adverb used to say that something is likely to happen, likely to be true etc It will probably take about a week. This would probably be a good time to take a break.
