unlikely
In an improbable mannerIn an improbable manner.
Recorded UK: ArtyUK, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: Neskaya, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom is unlikely to eat much.
Том вряд ли много съест. — marafon
Том вряд ли много ест. — marafon
Навряд чи Том багато їстиме. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesIn an improbable manner.
вря́д лиvrjád li, навря́д лиnavrjád li, едва́ лиjedvá li
навря́дnavrjád, навря́д чиnavrjád čy
Examples
841 sentencesTom is unlikely to eat much.
Навряд чи Том багато їстиме. — deniko
ruТом вряд ли много съест. — marafon
Tom is unlikely to do that.
Том навряд чи це зробить. — deniko
Tom will unlikely do that today.
Навряд чи Том це сьогодні зробить. — deniko
ruВряд ли Том это сегодня сделает. — marafon
Tom is very unlikely to lose.
Дуже малоймовірно, що Том програє. — deniko
It's unlikely Tom will do that.
Навряд чи Том це зробить. — deniko
ruВряд ли Том это сделает. — marafon
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English unlykely, unlikly, unlykly, unlicli. By surface analysis, un- + likelyFrom Middle English unlykely, unlikly, unlykly, unlicli. By surface analysis, un- + likely.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more unlikely, most unlikely| Comparative | more unlikely Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unlikely |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
Collocations
12 patterns- highly unlikely
- is unlikely to
- highly unlikely that
- very unlikely to
- was very unlikely
- unlikely to do
- very unlikely that
- unlikely to cry
- unlikely to win
- unlikely to happen
- unlikely to want
- unlikely to be
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.