PROBABLY | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of probably in English probablyadverb uk /ˈprɒb.ə.bli/ us /ˈprɑː.bə.bli/ Add to word list Add to word list A2 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.

• As you will all probably already know, election day is next week.
• The infection was probably caused by swimming in contaminated water.
• If you don't take professional pride in your work, you're probably in the wrong job.
• She realized that this was probably the last time she would see him.
• Andrew spends all his spare time playing with his computer but he'll probably grow out of it.

Possible and probable

• add credence to something
• always
• anything's possible idiom
• arguably
• as never before idiom
• bet
• fair
• fighting chance
• give credence to something
• happen
• houseroom
• I shouldn't wonder idiom
• manage
• margin
• presumably
• prob
• probabilistic
• probabilistically
• probability
• tend

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Examples of probably

probably So, he probably didn't have what he considered ideal players. From the Cambridge English Corpus Considering the high grade of preservation, the mineral formation process was probably a relatively quick event. From the Cambridge English Corpus This testa probably reduced the rate of water loss and protected the embryo from physical injury. From the Cambridge English Corpus After haemofiltration, which probably eliminated the excessive amount of triiodothyronine, cardiovascular as well as renal functions returned to normal. From the Cambridge English Corpus Probably, in species with a worldwide distribution, genetic changes may occur as populations adapt to new regions. From the Cambridge English Corpus This appendage probably represents the still constricted portion of the egg after it passed through the ovipositor. From the Cambridge English Corpus The latter will, however, probably gather more substance from following industry reports than this book. From the Cambridge English Corpus Recent legislation requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to present economic evaluations when requesting reimbursement decisions will probably have an important impact in the future. From the Cambridge English Corpus The element of 'recreation' should probably be understood on several levels. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, resistance changes in the horizontal cell syncytium probably underlie the dynamic changes in the horizontal cell receptive field. From the Cambridge English Corpus These qualities are important but not sufficient: if the dentist were not good at fixing our teeth, we would probably look elsewhere. From the Cambridge English Corpus It is also important to note that the power of the test to reject the null hypothesis probably suffers from this sort of procedure. From the Cambridge English Corpus This is probably an artefact caused by the relative scarcity of saplings and a few larger saplings found close to adult trees. From the Cambridge English Corpus There is probably no bigger issue for human and animal welfare than understanding and controlling pain and suffering. From the Cambridge English Corpus Probably, once the 'affirmation of life' has been tamed, composers will find it more useful. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of probably?

Translations of probably

in Chinese (Traditional) 很可能, 大概… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 很可能, 大概… See more in Spanish probablemente, seguramente… See more in Portuguese provavelmente… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian बहुधा / बहुतेक… See more たぶん, おそらく, 十中八九… See more muhtemelen, olasılıkla, belki… See more probablement… See more probablement… See more waarschijnlijk… See more ஏதோ மிகவும் சாத்தியம் என்று அர்த்தத்தில் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது… See more शायद, संभवतः, कुछ बहुत संभव है के अर्थ में प्रयुक्त… See more સંભવ, શક્ય… See more sandsynligt, sandsynligvis… See more förmodligen… See more barangkali… See more wahrscheinlich… See more sannsynligvis, trolig… See more غالباً, شاید… See more ймовірно, можливо… See more బహుశా… See more সম্ভবত, হয়তো… See more pravděpodobně… See more mungkin… See more บางที… See more có khả năng… See more prawdopodobnie… See more 아마도… See more probabilmente… See more Need a translator?

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