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10 Language-to-English DictionariesProbable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pro-ba-ble
"Il est probable qu'il pleuve demain."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a high probability of occurring or being true.
"It is likely to rain tomorrow."
- 1
In a manner that is probable or expected.
"She will likely attend the meeting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'gelīclīce', combining 'gelīc' (like, similar) with the adverbial suffix '-līce'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from 'similarly' and 'suitable' to denote probability or likelihood of occurrence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Likely" is said worldwide
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Probable
Transliteration: pro-ba-ble
"Il est probable qu'il pleuve demain."
Wahrscheinlich
Transliteration: va-hraind-likh
"Es ist wahrscheinlich, dass es morgen regnet."
Probabile
Transliteration: pro-ba-bi-le
"È probabile che piova domani."
Probable
Transliteration: pro-ba-ble
"Es probable que llueva mañana."
Provável
Transliteration: pro-va-vel
"É provável que chova amanhã."
संभावित
Transliteration: sambhavit
"कल बारिश होने की संभावना है।"
可能的
Transliteration: kě néng de
"明天可能会下雨。"
가능한
Transliteration: ga-neunghan
"내일 비가 올 가능성이 높습니다."
可能性が高い
Transliteration: kanousei ga takai
"明日は雨が降る可能性が高いです。"
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