prob

[ prob ]

nounChiefly British Slang.

Origin of prob

1
By shortening

Words Nearby prob

Other definitions for prob. (2 of 2)

prob.

abbreviation
  1. probable.

  2. probably.

  1. problem.

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How to use prob in a sentence

  • "prob'ly some old scissor bills that got a notion of hangin' on to their land," Scattergood said.

    Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington Kelland
  • If I don't nail this large man, she'll prob'ly kick in me head.'

    Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War | Finley Peter Dunne
  • She went in an awful hurry, and said prob'ly she'd be back pretty soon; but she has n't come yet.

  • If anybody else comes along, don't you sell him to anybody else till I tell you, because prob'ly I'll simply buy him.

    The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon Wilson
  • "prob'ly tell you to shut your head and go to sleep while you can," grunted Critch.

    The Blind Lion of the Congo | Elliott Whitney

British Dictionary definitions for prob.

prob.

abbreviation for
  1. probable

  2. probably

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