likely

28 05 2008

Adjectives
1. (adj.) likely;
  - has a good chance of being the case or of coming about;
  - “these services are likely to be available to us all before long”; “she is likely to forget”; “a likely place for a restaurant”; “the broken limb is likely to fall”; “rain is likely”; “a likely topic for investigation”; “likely candidates for the job”;

2. (adj.) likely, probable;
  - likely but not certain to be or become true or real;
  - “a likely result”; “he foresaw a probable loss”;

3. (adj.) likely, potential;
  - expected to become or be; in prospect;
  - “potential clients”;

4. (adj.) likely;
  - within the realm of credibility;
  - “not a very likely excuse”;

Adverbs
1. (adv.) belike, in all likelihood, in all probability, likely, probably;
  - with considerable certainty; without much doubt;
  - “He is probably out of the country”; “in all likelihood we are headed for war”;

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