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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.
: 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.
Definitions of probably. adverb. with considerable certainty; without much doubt. “He is probably out of the country” synonyms: belike, in all likelihood, in all probability, likely, most likely. adverb. easy to believe on the basis of available evidence. “he will probably win the election” synonyms: believably, credibly, plausibly. Pronunciation.
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.
2 meanings: 1. in all likelihood or probability 2. I believe such a thing or situation is likely to be the case.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of probably adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
used to mean that something is very likely: I'll probably be home by midnight. Fewer examples. I would say he probably works in the media, but I'm just guessing. The accident was probably caused by the driver's inexperience. A car like that will probably set you back about £12,000.
