likely
Something or somebody considered likelySomething or somebody considered likely.
» It is likely to rain again.
Es wird wahrscheinlich wieder regnen. — mayabe
Es wird voraussichtlich wieder regnen. — mayabe
Вероятно, опять будет дождь. — marafon
Напевно знову дощитиме. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
Напевно знову задощить. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
Мабуть, знову буде дощ. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
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1 sensesSomething or somebody considered likely.
Examples
4760 sentencesIt is likely to rain again.
Напевно знову дощитиме. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruВероятно, опять будет дождь. — marafon
deEs wird wahrscheinlich wieder regnen. — mayabe
It is likely to rain today.
Схоже, що сьогодні буде дощ. — shanghainese
deEs regnet heute wahrscheinlich. — Wolf
He is likely to arrive soon.
Здається, він скоро буде тут. — shanghainese
ruОн, вероятно, скоро прибудет. — Lenin_1917
Tom is likely older than Mary.
Том, скоріш за все, старший, ніж Мері. — deniko
ruСкорее всего, Том старше Мэри. — Wezel
It's likely that Tom will come.
Ймовірно, Том прийде. — deniko
ruВероятно, Том придёт. — odexed
Origin
From Middle English likely, likly, lykly, likliche, from Old English ġelīclīċ (“suitable”)From Middle English likely, likly, lykly, likliche, from Old English ġelīclīċ (“suitable”) and Old Norse líkligr (“likely”) (probably independent formations), equivalent to like + -ly (adjectival suffix).
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Forms
plural: likeliesCollocations
12 patterns- is likely to
- likely to be
- will likely be
- likely to still
- very likely to
- not likely to
- likely to do
- isn't very likely
- likely going to
- likely to happen
- likely to win
- likely do that